Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 4 days ago
Principal/Sr. Principal Tooling Engineer Level 3/4
United States-Utah-Clearfield
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$89K/yr - $134K/yr
4+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company with a commitment to innovation and technological advancement. They are seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Tooling Engineer to manage tooling projects from concept to implementation, ensuring production quality aerospace tooling for both commercial and defense sectors. The role involves collaboration with various teams and external suppliers to achieve project goals and maintain documentation.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manages tooling projects/assignments from concept thru implementation, to provide production quality aerospace tooling in support of development and production programs
Manages external tooling design/fabrication shops on design/build projects
Supports concept and design of special tooling within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure
Uses and/or manages Computer Aided Design (CAD) resources for tooling integration support
Works with suppliers to ensure successful fabrication of tooling
Witnesses/approves source inspection of special tooling at supplier locations before acceptance
Maintains tooling documentation related to design, analysis, fabrication, and proofing
Provides tooling cost/schedule estimates for new tools and or tooling modifications
Uses Microsoft applications to communicate and present tooling progress
Qualification
Required
Bachelors Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 4 years of experience in the following engineering fields; Mechanical, Manufacturing, Design, Industrial, Materials, Computational, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters Degree in STEM discipline and 3 years of engineering experience in mentioned fields OR PhD in STEM field with 0 year of experience in mentioned fields
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret Security Clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the needs of the business
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable period of time as determined by the needs of the business
Experience in design, fabrication and implementation of tooling used in the manufacture of composite parts
Experience in project management and communication skills
Experience of general metallic fabrication including welding and machining
Experience of and ability to use 3D CAD systems
Experience with creating free-body-diagrams and analyzing tooling for allowable stress and fatigue
Bachelors Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of experience in the following engineering fields; Mechanical, Manufacturing, Design, Industrial, Materials, Computational, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters Degree in STEM discipline and 6 years of engineering experience in mentioned fields OR PhD in STEM field with 4 year of experience in mentioned fields
Preferred
BS in Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil Engineering
Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
Tooling for composites manufacturing and handling
Catia or NX experience
Strong background in Strength of Materials and analysis
FEA experience
Experience in design of molds, machining fixtures, handling, and assembly tools for composite manufacturing
Benefits
Exceptional benefits/healthcare
Great 401K matching program
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