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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Principal Landing Gear Engineer / Sr. Principal Landing Gear Engineer - R10199724

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$95K/yr - $143K/yr

4+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Principal Landing Gear Engineer or Sr. Principal Landing Gear Engineer to join their team in Melbourne, FL. The role involves applying electrical, electronic, and mechanical principles to landing gear systems, supporting advanced aircraft design efforts, and collaborating with multiple engineering teams and suppliers.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Landing Gear System Responsible Engineer

Primary role is to support advanced aircraft design efforts with landing gear system design, hardware selection, placement, preliminary sizing, and initial integration into different aircraft configurations. Secondary role is to provide mechanisms design support to other aircraft sub-systems, such as drive systems and door uplocks for in-flight door operation

Responsible for developing landing gear system requirements and creating the associated system specifications, supplier procurement specifications, and supplier SOWs. This will include, but is not limited to, creating functional architecture and activity diagrams, in collaboration with other sub-system engineering disciplines to understand power, cooling, signal, and structural interfaces for the landing gear system

Responsible for identifying existing and/or conceptual landing gear systems to meet requirements, creating 3D models and layouts, and performing trade studies to analyze the impact of integrating proposed mechanisms systems onto aircraft, as well as identify main driver variables that most significantly impact top level program requirements

Responsible for supporting the supplier management team by being the primary technical interface between NGAS and landing gear supplier subject matter experts

Participate in internal program, customer and supplier technical exchange meetings and formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates

Provide technical guidance to, and coordinate with, multiple engineering design teams, including the aircraft configuration team, the structures team, sub-systems team, and supplier management teams supporting the conceptual, preliminary, and detail design and development of the aircraft

Qualification

Landing Gear Design3D CAD SoftwareMechanical EngineeringSupplier CoordinationMicrosoft OfficeTeam LeadershipProblem-SolvingCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of engineering experience OR Master's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and 3 years of engineering experience for Principal Landing Gear Engineer

Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of engineering experience OR Master's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and 6 years of engineering experience or PhD and 4 years of engineering experience for Sr. Principal Landing Gear Engineer

Prior experience with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software applications

Your ability to obtain and/or 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

Master's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related discipline

Active DoD secret clearance

Expert knowledge of landing gear design including: Landing gear placement (both deployed and retracted positions), Landing gear loads and preliminary sizing, Shock struts, Wheel and tire selection, Braking systems, Retraction and locking systems, Landing gear door sequencing mechanisms

Experience with Siemens NX CAD application, including NX Motion module

Familiarity with development of landing gear doors, door actuation and door locks, as well as the development of in-flight door opening mechanisms

Familiarity with industry standard software application tools such as Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Visio, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, etc

Prior experience in leading a team of engineers

Prior experience in coordinating with multiple Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) within a dynamic program environment

Experience with suppliers and supplier coordination