Northrop Grumman · 7 hours ago
Sentinel (GBSD) Principal / Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer - 17550 - R10220314
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company that offers employees the opportunity to work on revolutionary systems. They are seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer to coordinate with suppliers, review designs, and ensure adherence to requirements for the Sentinel program, while also participating in design reviews and overseeing test and verification processes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
As a Major Maintenance Vehicles (MMV) mechanical engineer, you will be responsible for coordinating with suppliers, reviewing designs, and integrating with other NG integrated product teams to ensure adherence to, and implementation of requirements
You will actively participate in design reviews, review/approve subcontract deliverables and gauge supplier readiness to enter contractual milestones
As the suppliers move through the design phase, MMV mechanical engineers will transition to test and verification oversight to assist suppliers through a successful qualification event
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related with a minimum of 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a Master's; or 1 year with a PhD
BS degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related with a minimum of 8 years of related experience; 6 years with a Master's; or 4 years with a PhD
Experience with Support Equipment hardware development for aircraft/aerospace programs; including requirements generation, conceptual/detail design, design reviews, and/or testing
Experience with Support Equipment requirements analysis, trade studies, SERD generation, design solutions, acquisition, test, and validation
Must be an expert with Microsoft Office Suite of tools - Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
Preferred
Master's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering or related field with 5-9 years of relatable work experience
Experience with Teamcenter
Hands-on experience in equipment maintenance, fabrication, assembly, power, hand and measuring tools
Aerospace / ICBM maintenance experience
Knowledge in design of electrical subsystems
Knowledge in the development of SE design solutions
ANSI/ASME Y14.5 GD&T
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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