Principal Mechanical Design Integration Engineer (Active SCI)

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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 Sector has an opening for a qualified, mission‑oriented Principal Mechanical Design Integration Engineer – Level  3 to join our team of diverse professionals in the Structures Design, Analysis, and Integration (SDAI) department (Western Region Engineering). This position is located in Redondo Beach, California.
 

As a Mechanical Design Integration Engineer, you will be responsible for developing architecture layouts, structures, thermal‑management solutions, and electrical interfaces; integrating subcontracted bus and payload components; and ensuring successful testing and delivery of the space vehicle.
 

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage cost and schedule associated with your statement of work (SOW).
• Resolve system‑level issues and constraints, such as thermal, dynamics, and critical clearances.
• Perform requirements definition, conceptual design, preliminary/layout work, detailed design, drawing release, design‑review presentations, and support fabrication/integration.
• Execute bus equipment layout, payload layout, and preliminary cable and harness routing (DC, RF, waveguide).
• Collaborate closely with stress, manufacturing, M&P, and test teams to develop design requirements, define structural load paths, create CAD models, and prepare engineering drawings for flight and structural test articles.
• Maintain source‑control drawings, interface control drawings, and installation drawings.
• Lead and participate in system‑level trades to ensure the vehicle design satisfies all physical, mechanical, and environmental requirements while accommodating payload, power, propulsion, thermal, communications, and attitude‑control system needs.
• Support program milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, IDR, etc.) and gate‑closure/lien‑closure activities.
• Mentor and train early‑career engineers.
• Provide integration and test (I&T) sustaining support.
• Create a culture of trust.
   

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) discipline with 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of mechanical engineering experience
• Prior work experience in space subsystems design and integration, mechanical design integration, or related engineering experience.
• Proven experience with Class A space subsystems design and integration.
• Proficiency in harness and wire routing, GD&T and mechanical interface drawing definition.
• Must have active SCI Access at time of application

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven experience with spacecraft integration and verification testing
• Proficiency in CATIA V5, CATIA 3DX
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance and SCI access

Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00

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.