Principal Engineer CAD CAM

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

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 Space Systems is seeking a Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Modeling (CAM) Engineer – Level 3 to join our diverse and talented engineering organization in Colorado Springs, CO in support of our National Defense as part of our radar system development programs. Join an exciting and diverse organization as we embark on solving complex and novel engineering challenges. As a Principal CAD/CAM engineer you will support the technical engineering drawing and drafting team to develop and maintain the radar systems configuration baseline and support technical data for the program. The successful candidate should be detailed oriented, be able to work collaboratively with multi-disciplined teams, and have a proven track record of accurately documenting and maintaining a configuration baseline. 

In this job, you will:

• Create and maintain engineering drawings, specifications, and as-built documentation

• Check completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning

• Identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommend revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.

• Support the overall Production Lifecycle Management System

• Other duties as assigned

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science with 5 years of professional experience; Master’s degree in Science with 3 years of professional experience; PhD with 1 year of experience  

• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope

• Ability to travel up to 10%

• Experience with 3D CAD modeling software packages, including NX, Creo, and/or SolidWorks

• Experience with the generation and creation of engineering drawings compliant to ASME standards

• Experience with Indentured part list generation and drawing tree levels of indenture

• Experience with establishment and maintaining of a system configuration baseline

• Understanding of mechanical design principles, analysis, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.

• Experience with production lifecycle management systems to manage products and CAD data such as Siemens Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or ARAS

• Ability to perform project engineering type functions for a small group of engineers (task management, customer interactions, working with program management to address schedules and work scope)

• Ability to present and articulate complex designs to both internal and external customers

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

• Able to focus on the micro and macro details of a complex system of systems

 Preferred Qualifications:              

• Active TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelors of Science in STEM Field

• Experience with Siemens Teamcenter for managing products and CAD data

• Experience working to conclusion design drawings and specifications across the entire product development life cycle

• Experience/knowledge working design verification and verification reporting

• Experience designing and modeling mechanical hardware interfaces (such as mounting bracketry)

• Experience with cable management and cable assembly requirements for RF and fiber optic applications

• Experience with integrated electrical systems setup, testing and issue resolution

• Experience integrating instrumentation (mechanical and electrical) including electrical checkout of sensors and data acquisition hardware

• Knowledge of test design and execution

• Work experience in a government contracting environment

• Experience in USAF/DoD radar systems

• Experience with utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) drafting assistants to generate 3D models from text prompts

• Experience with USAF Technical Orders

• Experience with AGILE, SCRUM, DevOps, etc

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

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Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.