**Requisition ID: R10180599**
+ **Category:** Engineering
+ **Location:** Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States of America | Elkton, Maryland, United States of America | Ronkonkoma, New York, United States of America
+ **Clearance Type:** Secret
+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position
+ **Shift:** 1st Shift 12 hrs - Fri, Sat, Sun (United States of America)
+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time
+ **Relocation Assistance:** Relocation assistance may be available
+ **Positions Available:** 2
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
**Northrop Grumman** is currently seeking a **Sr. Principal Propulsion Engineer** to join our team to support the Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) business unit.
The **Northrop Grumman PS&C** business unit is based in Elkton, Maryland and began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers.
This position will have a preference to reside in our **Palm Beach Gardens, Florida** location. This position could also be worked at either of our locations in **Elkton, Maryland** or **Ronkonkoma, New York** .
**Job Summary**
Perform mechanical design of one or more moderately complex structural components and functional systems of company products. Generally work from preliminary studies developed by higher graded engineers. Analyze requirements for materials, structural component, or functional systems. Select applicable analytical data from previous products, determine the technical principles involved, mathematically define the problem and compute the engineering characteristics consistent with the specifications, design needs and requirements of other portions of the product. Oversee and guide work performed by junior engineers. Develop original ideas and elaborate on preliminary design concepts. Evaluate completed design with supervisor and other technical groups and make modification necessary to achieve an ideal design.
**Job Responsibilities**
+ Perform mechanical design of moderately complex advanced propulsion components and functional systems with limited supervision.
+ Apply theoretical knowledge, engineering techniques, and test data to the solution of more complex components, structures, and sub-assemblies.
+ Develop original ideas on preliminary design concepts with other technical groups and make modifications necessary to optimize designs.
+ Establish requirements for materials, structural components, and functional systems.
+ Determine engineering tasks required for project planning and execution
+ Document results of design activities and release results after review from other engineers.
+ Make recommendations for improving own work and/or group’s work.
+ Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on projects.
**Basic Qualifications**
+ Requires Bachelors in Engineering plus 8 years of design experience or Master’s Degree in Engineering plus 6 years of design experience or a PhD plus 4 years of design experience.
+ Prior experience guiding and mentoring lower level engineers
+ Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite.
+ Proficiency with Siemens NX.
+ Ability and willingness to travel 10-25%.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
+ Experience with mechanical design of propulsion components or fluid systems.
+ Current active Security Clearance.
+ Proficiency with Siemens Teamcenter United Architecture.
+ Ability to interpret and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
**Salary Range:** $124,900 - $187,300
**Salary Range 2:** $137,400 - $206,000
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.