Sentinel Structural/Principal Structural Engineer - 19194 & 19195

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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of 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 Defense Systems is seeking a Structural/Principal Structural Engineer. This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Sentinel Programs. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You Will Get To Do:

As part of the Sentinel AVE Loads & Environments team, your technical expertise and analytical prowess will play a vital role in loads/dynamics analysis ,shock and vibration environment prediction, as well as comprehensive testing and data evaluation. This position invites a forward-thinking professional who is eager to tackle complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions that advance the future of structural dynamics for the Sentinel Program.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

Basic Qualifications: 

This position can be filled at the Structural Engineer (T2) or Principal Structural Engineer (T3) level.

Structural Engineer: 2 Years with Bachelors in Science; 1 year with Masters;

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.

• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Knowledge and/or experience with structural dynamics analysis.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent disciplines (e.g. systems engineering, aerodynamics, stress analysis, design, test) in a highly integrated team environment.

• Experience in Modal Transient Analysis in Nastran (or equivalent).

• Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulation.

• Experience running static and dynamic structural problems using analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools).

• Experience running Coupled Loads Analysis (CLA) and/or experience running multi-body dynamics simulations.

• Experience running modal transient analysis in Nastran (or equivalent).

• Experience with launch vehicle and/or spacecraft vibroacoustic analysis.

Principal Structural Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD;

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.

• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Knowledge and/or experience with structural dynamics analysis.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent disciplines (e.g. systems engineering, aerodynamics, stress analysis, design, test) in a highly integrated team environment.

• Experience in Modal Transient Analysis in Nastran (or equivalent).

• Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulation.

• Experience running static and dynamic structural problems using analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools).

• Experience running Coupled Loads Analysis (CLA) and/or experience running multi-body dynamics simulations.

• Experience running modal transient analysis in Nastran (or equivalent).

• Experience with launch vehicle and/or spacecraft vibroacoustic analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/Structural Mechanics or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college/university.

• Experience working strategic or tactical missile programs.

• Experience with dynamic (modal) testing and correlation of structural models.

• Experience with modern FEA substructure modeling and component mode synthesis methods such as Craig-Bampton sub structuring.

• Experience with high performance computing, management of large sets of data.

• Experience in the planning and execution of vibration, acoustic, modal, and shock tests for aerospace flight hardware.

• Experience with Vibroacoustic tools and/or SEA tools such as Wave6 or VA One.

• Experience with time domain, frequency domain, and/or random vibration analysis.

• DoD Secret Clearance (or higher).

Primary Level Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.