Principal/Sr. Principal Project Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 – Propulsion Division is looking for a Principal/Sr. Principal Project Engineer to join our team at our facility in either Kennedy Space Center, FL or Promontory, UT in support of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) for the Artemis Program.

Description & Responsibilities:

SLS Project Engineering is responsible for the establishment and execution of technical aspects of Engineering Development, Qualification, and Production of the Space Launch System Boosters on NASA’s manned Artemis Program.  This position will support the management of the technical products and aspects associated with the design, engineering & manufacturing development, qualification, and production of the SLS Boosters.   The SLS program is a flight development program offering the potential for the Project Engineer to work with a variety of resources/teams and witness the entirety of the engineering lifecycle.  The SLS program is currently seeking a Project Engineer to support current Project Engineering positions in both the unpressurized Major Structures and Integrated Forward Assembly disciplines.

Job Duties:

• Design authority for the respective IPT reporting to the relevant Project Engineers as well as the Structures and Integrated Engineering Chief Engineers.

• Coordinates across IPTs with fellow PEs on design, process, and quality of the product

• Develop program execution plans and works closely with the relevant Project Engineers and Program Office

• Ability to work with a wide range of positions both within and outside of NGC

• Supports production operations (manufacturing and quality)

• Development, coordination, and allocation of requirements

• Assemble and develop efficient cross functional teams to execute plans

• Identify design concepts and mature into design solutions that meet the customer needs

• Develop master schedules, integrated logic flows, work breakdown, and assist in program cost estimates.

• Coordination and implementation of design and analysis activities

• Development of test plans and coordination of testing with test engineers

• Identification of risks/mitigations and tracking to closure in Risk Tracker

• Assist in the coordination and conducting of milestones reviews to Senior Leadership and Customers

• Lead problem and failure investigations

• Write technical reports

• Presentations – internal and external

• Ability to Travel expectation of 5% – 10%

Competencies for Success:

• Strong work ethic and willingness to learn (coachable)

• Ability to get work done through others, managing a diverse team through the program plan

• Understanding of core engineering principles

• Capable of taking open ended, broad problems, formulating a path to a solution, then guiding a team through execution

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must have demonstrated ability to:

• Plan and execute complex, fast paced projects

• Communicate technically complex topics and scenarios clearly and concisely

• Build relationships necessary to function efficient and effective teams

• Be capable of actively and efficiently working multiple projects

• Have the ability to get work done through others

• Experienced / knowledgeable of configuration management principles and practices

• Be capable of communicating and representing their IPT clearly and concisely with Senior Leadership and Customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years experience in rocket systems or other relevant aerospace design

• Strong understanding of aerospace vehicle design, development, and manufacture

• Demonstrated experience with problem solving, problem investigation teams and critical decision making skills

• Strong understanding and broad application of PS engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) or equivalent

• Demonstrated experience in generating technical solutions in the absence of complete customer requirements

• Management of engineering scope as it pertains to budgeting and participation in EVMS evaluations

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations

• Demonstrated team leadership skills - leader of significant technical projects or investigations and management of multiple program tasks to schedule and budget

• Experience with the proposal process

• Knowledge and experience in System Engineering tools and disciplines

• Ability to perform solid modeling using NX

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering required and 5 years’ experience with BS; 3 Years with Masters; 0 with a Ph.D.

• Position can be filled one level higher, 9 years’ experience with a BS, 7 years with a MS or 5 years with a Ph.D.

• U.S citizenship required

Salary Range: $92,600.00 - $139,000.00Salary Range 2: $114,900.00 - $172,300.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.