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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Senior Principal Dimensional Engineer - R10213449

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$119K/yr - $178K/yr

6+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in aerospace technology and engineering, seeking a Senior Principal Dimensional Engineer to join their Vehicle Engineering organization. The role involves managing dimensional configuration and control strategies to ensure quality in vehicle assembly processes.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide guidance to Production Operations and Design IPTs, challenging traditional methods when appropriate for the purpose of improving repeatability, optimizing for build variation, and reducing build costs

Support advanced Building Block (manufacturing test article) activities to analyze and validate metrology data, participate in problem resolution, and confirm that proposed dimensional control strategies are meeting program objectives

Assist in the development/documentation of best practices, mentor individuals in the analysis process and tool suite, and interface with program leadership across multiple programs to further the development of the Dimensional Engineering Team (DET) organization

Provide relevant course instruction across a multitude of technical disciplines. May be tasked with producing various forms of Dimensional Engineering best-practice documentation to flow out to the Design and Manufacturing communities - across a particular program, an entire sector, or the enterprise at large - to advance the utilization and development of the Dimensional Engineering organization

Qualification

Geometric DimensioningTolerancingTolerance stack-up analysisStatistical qualificationASME Y14.5 certificationTeamcenterNXSiemens Vis-VSALean Six SigmaCommunication skillsMentoring skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience

Experience with GD&T and familiarity with detail/assembly detuning best practices

Experience in performing tolerance stack-up analysis on production scale assemblies

Knowledge of statistical qualification of machinery, equipment, and gages

Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company

Preferred

Current Special Program Access

Experience working in an aerospace design environment. Emphasis placed in the following disciplines: Structural Design/Analysis, Subsystems Design/Analysis, Electrical/Mechanical Routing, or Mechanism Design/Analysis

In-depth knowledge of GD&T and application of ASME Y14.5-2009

ASME Y14.5 GDTP 2009 Senior-Certification

Experience working with Teamcenter and NX (or equivalent PDM/PLM and CAD/CAE applications)

Proficiency in Siemens Vis-VSA and/or 3DCS Variation Analysis software (including FEA)

Experience reviewing and interpreting engineering model-based definition

Ability to document and maintain process methods

Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors

Lean, Six Sigma, 5S knowledge