Sentinel Principal/sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer Ecs - 17713

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +1 · Mechanical

Mechanical Engineer role focused on Environmental Control Systems (ECS) for the Sentinel Program, involving requirements decomposition, design, analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams and suppliers. Requires a Secret clearance and experience with HVAC system design.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate with stakeholders to decompose technical requirements, develop complete and verifiable requirements, and conduct trade studies
  2. Generate and update specifications as part of a Systems Engineering framework for the purpose of releasing to suppliers and supporting the procurement process
  3. Develop design and analysis artifacts to support design reviews, customer deliverables, and hardware procurement workflows
  4. Perform heating and cooling calculations to size HVAC equipment
  5. Select appropriate HVAC equipment to meet size and system requirements
  6. Review and provide comments to supplier-submitted drawings and contractual deliveries

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field
  • 5 years of experience (Principal) or 8 years of experience (Sr. Principal)
  • U.S. citizen
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Programs (SAP) clearance
  • Experience with Environmental Control Systems (ECS) and Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning (HVAC) system design and verification
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office tools - PowerPoint, Excel, Word
  • Ability to understand and interpret requirements
  • Ability to work independently, function in a dynamic environment, and be flexible to changing direction

Nice to have

  • Experience with Carrier HAP, NX, Autodesk Revit, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
  • Familiarity with Systems Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes
  • Professional Engineer (PE) license
  • Experience with estimation, bidding, proposals, or RFPs
  • Experience with PDP (Product Definition Packages) creation
  • Working knowledge of PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) and plant controls

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret security clearance
  • Special Access Programs (SAP) clearance