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$95,300 - $142,900
Unspecified
Engineering - Civil
Chandler, AZ (On-Site/Office)
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
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.
The Navigation and Controls Engineering Team is hiring for a Principal Engineer located in Chandler, Arizona.
Essential Functions
Basic Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Primary 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.
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.
The Navigation and Controls Engineering Team is hiring for a Principal Engineer located in Chandler, Arizona.
Essential Functions
- Capable of being an integral contributor in creation of advanced launch vehicle aerodynamic designs.
- Also capable of leading a small team in support of launch vehicle design through all phases from conceptual and preliminary aerodynamic design analyses to integration and test activities.
- Perform aerodynamic configuration trade studies on mission performance that includes effects of static and dynamic S&C, propulsion, and mass properties.
- Develop aerodynamic models for use in 6 degree of freedom launch vehicle simulation models (table generation with logical dependencies, uncertainty analyses, V&V techniques).
- Design and support wind tunnel testing programs.
- Present work and technical findings to management and senior leadership through design reviews and program milestones (proposal efforts, technical reports, and formal customer presentations).
- Preparation of man level staffing requirements to support development of a rocket vehicle design from concept to flight.
- Manage tasks and schedule to ensure smooth coordination with program and other leads.
- Manage a small team with ability to assign/monitor work and review for accuracy.
- Experience with a wide range of flight regimes (subsonic, transonic, supersonic, hypersonic, and rarefied flows).
- Familiarity with legacy aerodynamic computer analysis programs (CFD and industry predictive codes - Fluent, DSMC, Loci-Chem, Fun3D, Cart3D, Missile Datcom).
- Familiarity with wind Tunnel Testing and evaluation (transonic and supersonic).
- Familiarity with launch vehicle aeroelastic analyses (distributed loads, deflected vehicle effects).
- Familiarity with launch vehicle venting analysis requirements and engineering methodologies.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with 0 years experience
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Experience with 6DOF aerodynamic model development
- Experience with Python and the Linux operating system
- Ability to obtain government security clearance
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with autopilot and guidance algorithm design and navigation and actuator subsystems
- Experience with wind tunnel test planning and execution
- Experience with CFD
- Experience with C++
Primary 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.
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