2026 Associate Aeronautical Engineer - Assured File Transfer (AFT) Agent

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is looking for an Associate Aeronautical Engineer - Assured File Transfer (AFT) Agent.

This position will be located at our Aeronautics Systems Sector in Melbourne, FL.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Vehicle Engineering directorate.

In this role, you will act in a critical Engineering support role as an Assured File Transfer (AFT) Agent for the Vehicle Engineering Team.  

Essential Functions:

• Evaluating and verifying classification level of data such as program technical requirements, designs, analyses, program information and presentations, etc. to ensure the proper secure transfer of such data from a higher to lower-classification network and/or vice-versa. This will be the primary role.

• The role requires a full overall understanding of the Program and the Program's Security Classification Guide (SCG) which directs the Program's data classification and informs appropriate data handling procedures.

• The selected candidate may be required to attend or present at internal program, and customer exchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide file transfer and status updates.

This requisition may be filled as an Associate Engineer Aeronautical (T01)

Basic Qualifications for an Associate Engineer Aeronautical (T01)

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2026.

• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM degree.

• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret (or higher) clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An active DoD Top Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.

• Experienced in Aircraft subsystems design.

• Experience with integration of aircraft subsystems and mission equipment. 

• Software tools experience with NX and/or CPLM, Cameo, and MS Office suite of tools or similar tools.

Pay Range:

• Associate Aeronautical Engineer (T01): $63,900 - $95,900

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.