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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Mechanical Engineer or Principal Mechanical Engineer based out of McClellan, CA.

What You’ll get to Do:

• Apply electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results; construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies and components; and quality testing.

• Support and participate in the design, test, modification, fabrication and assembly of prototype electromechanical systems.

• Package CCAs and electronic modules for qualified use in demanding airborne environments

• Identify and synthesize requirements using a system engineering approach to provide novel solutions

• Perform structural and thermal analyses using hand calculations and FEA to validate designs

• Incorporate design for manufacturing principles to drive down product costs and assembly time

• Provide engineering oversight during prototype and production hardware assembly & test

• Develop preliminary and critical design review content for peer and customer presentations

• Create technical data packages including fabrication, source control, and assembly drawings

• Employ strong interpersonal and communication skills while operating within an integrated product team

• Promote knowledge transfer within the organization by sharing of lessons learned and best practices

• Provide as needed engineering support to material review boards and failure review boards

• Work with agility and minimal direction to complete program tasks on-time; failure to obtain results or erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in serious program delays and considerable expenditure of resources

This position may be filled as a Mechanical Engineer or Principal Mechanical Engineer.

Basic Requirements for a Mechanical Engineer:

• BS in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 2+ years of relevant work experience; or Masters in a STEM discipline with 0+ years of relevant work experience

• Design experience with CAD Design packages, PTC Creo or Solidworks, NX or may consider similar packages

• Experience with electromechanical or electronics design for airborne/military applications (may consider candidates with similar industry experience)

• Experience with structural and/or thermal analysis

• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI (access) security clearance

Basic Requirements for a Principal Mechanical Engineer:

• BS in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5+ years of relevant work experience; or Masters in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of relevant work experience

• Design experience with CAD Design packages, PTC Creo or Solidworks, NX or may consider similar packages

• Experience with electromechanical or electronics design for airborne/military applications (may consider candidates with similar industry experience)

• Experience with structural and/or thermal analysis

• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI (access) security clearance

Preferred Requirements:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• 3000+ hours in PTC Creo or Solidworks

• 3 years experience with electromechanical or electronics design for airborne applications

• 2 years experience with structural and/or thermal analysis

• Applied understanding of heat transfer, mechanics of materials, and vibration principles

• Diverse product development experience in flight qualified electronics packaging design

• Proficiency with PTC Windchill PLM

• Experience with environmental test methods per MIL-STD-810

• Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

• Exceptional attention to detail, self-motivation, and self-regulation

Salary Range: $85,000 USD - $127,400 USD

Salary Range 2: $104,600 USD - $157,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.