Northrop Grumman Australia · 4 months ago
Senior Principal Propulsion Engineer
United States-California-Redondo Beach
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $206K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman Australia is a leading aerospace and defense company seeking a Senior Principal Propulsion Engineer to support their Air Breathing Propulsion section. The role involves leading engine performance analysis, managing external supplier activities, and interfacing with customers to define program requirements and technology initiatives.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead engine performance and cycle analysis and provide guidance to programs
Lead subsonic and supersonic inlet and exhaust design and integration
Perform project planning to determine program requirements and develop plans for program execution
Interface with external engine suppliers and manage external engine supplier activities
Interface with internal and external customers, assisting in defining system requirements, defining study areas, and providing status on current programs and technology
Develop and present materials for internal and external program related briefings
Support new business generation and prepare proposal material
Strong verbal and communication skills to interact with key cross-discipline stakeholders to achieve program objectives in a timely manner
Technical and ICD writing
Task planning, conducting technical peer reviews, and mentoring junior engineers
Apply and contribute to the development of advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts
Work on complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative
Collaborate and execute on long-range goals and objectives
Develop advanced technological ideas and guide development into a final product
Qualification
Required
Ten plus (10+) years of experience with Aeronautical Air Breathing Propulsion and Flight Sciences engineering disciplines
Experience with survivable propulsion systems
Experience in technical leadership and guidance of junior Air Breathing Propulsion engineers
Experience in Air Breathing Propulsion processes and products throughout the program life cycle
Experience in hypersonic design and analysis
Demonstrated ability to lead an engineering cross-functional team
Experience with Agile design teams and tools(Atlassian)
Understanding of Systems Engineering Principles and Model Based Systems Engineering tools (MBSE) with a practical focus for relevant use cases in propulsion integration
Experience with PLM software (Teamcenter)
Serve as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. Act as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications
A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Top Secret clearance with current or previous Special Program Access (SAP/PAR)
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 4 years of related engineering experience
Air Breathing Propulsion knowledge and experience on aircraft (subsonic, supersonic or hypersonic) or missile systems
Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time
Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Education). Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Interface with internal and external customers, assisting in defining system requirements, defining study areas, and providing status on current programs and technology
Develop and present materials for internal and external program related briefings
Support new business generation and prepare proposal material
Strong verbal and communication skills to interact with key cross-discipline stakeholders to achieve program objectives in a timely manner
Technical and ICD writing
Task planning, conducting technical peer reviews, and mentoring junior engineers
Apply and contribute to the development of advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts
Work on complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative
Collaborate and execute on long-range goals and objectives
Develop advanced technological ideas and guide development into a final product
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase