Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Aeronautical Engineer/Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison Engineer/Material Review Board) - 4/10, 1st Shift to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Engineering organization. This role is located in Palmdale, CA.
In this role, you will be assessing and dispositioning non-conformances as they occur in our test environment. The selected candidate will author detailed engineering direction as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles in order to ensure the integrity of the final product.
Key Responsibilities:
Establish and maintain Material Review Board authority in order to autonomously address the rigors of the role.
Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment.
Coordinate dispositioned repairs, as appropriate, with support roles in the organization.
We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. Candidate must be willing to work extended shifts, weekends and holidays as required to meet program schedule and objectives. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
This requisition may be filled as either a Principal Engineer (level 3) or Senior Principal Engineer (level 4) based on the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications:
Basic qualifications for a Principal Engineer include a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 5 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 3 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with no experience.
Basic qualifications for a Sr. Principal Engineer include a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and at least 8 years of experience, a Master's Degree in STEM with 6 years of experience, or a PhD Degree with 3 years of experience.
Knowledge of the MRB process / experience with the MRB process
Experience with CATIA V5, NX, Visualization Pro, TeamCenter, MES, or other CAD programs
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. Clearance and Program Access Required for Start as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelors or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
Experience with the manufacture and repair of composite and metallic structures
Experience with the conceptual operation, and troubleshooting of, typical aircraft subsystems
Experience working with sub-tier suppliers.
Experience in a developmental/operational test maintenance environment
Experience working in an aircraft manufacturing facility
Experience interfacing with a military customer
Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
Experience with aircraft structures design
Experience with aircraft subsystem design
Previous MRB/LE Authority for Engineering