Sr Principal Electro-Mechanical Components Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Spacecraft Components is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years.

Learn more about Spacecraft Components at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components

We are looking for an Electro-mechanical Components Engineer to support subcontract technical management for our Deployables operating unit. The Electro-mechanical Components Engineer will work with Global Supply Chain and the subcontractors to support the design and fabrication of solar arrays and deployable mechanical systems on a large variety of commercial and military programs. This position may be located in either the Goleta or Oxnard, CA site, with the expectation of travel to subcontractors.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and coordinate technical design and development of hardware at subcontractors. Lead resolution for issues impacting quality and yield
• Support Qualification Test Readiness Review at Supplier as well as approve test results for compliance with technical requirements
• Support Production Readiness Reviews to ensure subcontractor has all information, planning, equipment ready to execute successfully
• Lead First Article Inspections of hardware coordinating with stakeholders in Global Supply Chain, Quality, and Manufacturing. Drive closure on action items and resolve any discrepancies
• Support product delivery by approving acceptance test and inspection data ensuring compliance with contract technical requirements
• Perform cell layout design, power calculations, wire routing, and development of electrical interface control drawings for solar array designs
• Derive requirements for release devices, motors, actuators, telemeters, and electrical interconnect hardware
• Provide electro-mechanical component technical guidance and direction to engineering team in the design, test, production, and maintenance phases of a project
• Recommend and support the selection, qualification, testing, and failure analysis of components
• Applies electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to components and systems, including assembly, analysis, and documentation of results; construction of developmental assemblies, sub-assemblies and components; and quality testing
• Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into component systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Use independent, advanced knowledge and ideas to guide the development and implementation of technical solutions to highly complex problems
• Participate in anomaly resolution by supporting Failure Review Boards (FRB) and providing non-conformance and failure analysis assessments
• Review and approve analysis and engineering drawings
• Develop and present materials for project related briefings including design reviews to be given to internal and external customers
• Collaborate with other disciplines including design, manufacturing, quality, and procurement

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 9 years’ relevant experience; OR 7 years’ relevant experience with a Masters' degree in a STEM discipline; OR 4 years’ relevant experience with a PhD
• Experience in providing technical guidance and direction to support electro-mechanical engineering activities in the design, test, production, and maintenance phases of a project
• Ability to travel to subcontractors, and between the Oxnard and Goleta, CA sites and travel to support customers as needed
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS degree in Aerospace, Electronics, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
• Understanding of mechanics including loads and stress calculations, stiffness, strength
• Understanding of electricity and magnetism, including circuits, Ohms Law, power, heat generation/dissipation, inductance, magnetic permeability, insulation, capacitance, ESD & mitigation
• Ability to provide technical communication and coordination with internal and external customers

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.