Staff Mass Properties Analyst
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.The Aeronautics Engineering organization is seeking a Staff Mass Properties Analyst to join our Vehicle Engineering team in Melbourne, Florida.
This position performs mass properties functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, and mass properties requirements allocation studies to translate customer, product or derived mass properties requirements into hardware and software specification requirements. Analyzes, research and tests system hardware and conditions for optimal mass properties system solutions. Tools utilized may include solid modeling tools, database tools and standard office applications.
This individual will contribute to the Mass Properties team supporting the achievement of program requirements. Specific responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
Supporting the implementation of a Mass Properties Management and Control Program
Accurate estimating and optimizing of mass properties to achieve vehicle performance and fulfill weight-based program metrics
Establishing specification and design target weights
Support the maintenance of the Mass Properties accounting and reporting systems to inform the customer and management of current and projected mass properties trends
Providing mass properties data for cost analyses and vehicle design and analysis
Evaluating subcontractor proposals, interacting with and overseeing subcontractor mass properties management and control
Reviewing drawings to achieve mass properties management and control
Measuring/weighing vehicle and/or components to increase vehicle weight estimate accuracy
Providing mass properties data in support of operational flight manual
You may be required to attend or present at internal program, customer and/or supplier technical exchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.
Selected candidates should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. Candidates must be self-starters capable of flourishing in an environment with minimal direction.
Basic Qualifications:
Must possess a Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 12 years of relevant engineering experience; OR Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 10 years of relevant experience
Must have an active In-Scope DoD Secret clearance.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Active In-Scope DoD Top Secret clearance.
Must have experience with mass property and weight and balance analysis.
Must be familiar with Society of Allied Weight Engineers RP 7 & 81aq
Preferred Qualifications:
Aircraft Weight and Balance Certification
Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) experience
Experience in vehicle design and manufacturing techniques
Siemens NX or CATIA proficiency
Familiarity with electrical harness weight estimation and calculation
Familiarity with a Common Product Lifecycle Management system such as SmarTeam or Teamcenter
Be able to be the lead mass properties engineer on a given program
Inertia calculations and materials properties experience
Create Estimated, Calculated, Actual and Status reports
Be a lead mass properties engineer on a flight test team