Job Description

Description

Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air. Bring your experience and take advantage of this opportunity to discover how you can start to push past possible and achieve your goals today. Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career.

Northrop Grumman 39;s Manned Aircraft Design Center of Excellence located in Melbourne Florida has an immediate
opening for an experienced Sr Principal Engineer - Vehicle Engineering Design Tools specializing in the application of
PDM/PLM systems in conjunction with 3D modeling (CAD) or analysis (CAE) Engineering Design Tools. The position
supports the Sector Model-based Engineering (MBE) Tools team. The candidate will be required to leverage prior
engineering design/analysis experience to support Model-based Analysis (MBA), Model-based Design (MBD), or Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) initiatives related to engineering tool development and architecture to support the digital
transformation, which could include cloud-based strategy, the maturation of system requirements, documentation of
engineering use cases, validation and testing of tool functionality, creation of training/best practice documentation, and
coordination of user support.

* Successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability and experience working in an aircraft (or similar) designenvironment with extensive experience working with Teamcenter and NX (or equivalent PDM/PLM/CAD/CAEapplications).
* Successful candidate will have a background in a Structures or Subsystems Design/Analysis discipline, which could include electrical/mechanical routing, mechanisms, or metallic/composite structural design.
* Successful candidate must be able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and recommendations.
* Successful candidate will act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of Engineering Tools and exercise considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignment.
* Successful candidate will demonstrate leadership characteristics by providing direction associated with project tasking to lesser experienced individuals on the team as required.

Qualification

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Bachelor 39;s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with a minimum of 9 years of experience (7 years with a Master rsquo;s degree) directly related to product development using Engineering Design Tools.
* Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

* Basic Qualifications plus a Master of Science in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or Technical Management (or MBA as an equivalent). Experience working with Engineering Tools administration, including subject matter expertise with NX and Teamcenter.
* Demonstrated ability in PDM/PLM systems, NX design, NX mechanical/electrical routing, NX Open, Syncrofit, Fibersim, Mentor Graphics.
* Demonstrated ability to prepare Technical Data Packages in a PDM/PLM managed environment.
* Active DOD Secret Clearance