Jobs / United States / Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Staff Mechanical Engineer (Secret Clearance) - 20342
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Utah-Roy
Sponsorship verdict
No sponsorship evidence yet
No government record and no wording either way. Not a refusal — ask the recruiter.
- No government sponsor record hereThis employer posted directly and does not match a government sponsor register.
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
A verdict summarises public evidence; it is not legal advice and never a guarantee — the employer and the immigration authority decide. Sign in to factor in where you can already work.
Or apply yourself on the official page →
Why not apply?
No register record and no sponsorship wording in the posting. Worth asking the employer before investing significant time.
SponsorApply flags time-wasters so your applications go where they can land. These come from the posting's own wording — read the original listing to confirm. See better-fit alternatives →
Sponsor Radar — Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
This employer posted directly and does not match a government sponsor register.
Past sponsorship or register membership never guarantees sponsorship for this vacancy or for you. Full Sponsor Radar for Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation →
About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret 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. This position will lead the Technical Hardware team for a hypersonic vehicle. The Technical Hardware team consists of mechanical, structural, aerothermal, materials, electrical, and radio frequency communication disciplines. The Technical Hardware Lead will be responsible for working with the PM to execute the schedule, to meet cost, and to meet technical requirements. Be responsible for identifying, distributing, and status tasking and will support the PM in developing schedule and tasking. The Technical Hardware Lead will identify resource constraints or other constraints for executing tasking and will work with the Office Chief Engineer to ensure technical performance is met. The ideal candidate is a team player; but also, a strong independent contributor with strong leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach. Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related STEM field • Minimum of 12 years of relevant expereince • U.S. citizen • Active Secret clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years • Experience working with Electrical Engineering Teams • Experience working with Aerothermal teams and Aerodynamicists • Experience understanding, organizing, distributing and status tasking • Experience balancing cost, technical, and schedule in coordination with Program Management • Experience creating and releasing mechanical product definition packages (PDPs) • Knowledge of typical aerospace manufacturing processes and designing for manufacturability • Experience designing air vehicle structures • Experience developing mechanical interfaces and creating Interface Control Models (ICMs) • Proficiency with GD&T following ASME Y14.5 • Experience managing large system CAD models and mechanical interfaces • Experience assessing and managing mass properties for large systems (knowledge of AIAA S-120A preferred) • Experience performing air vehicle static structural assessments including pressure mapping, inertial loading, and buckling • Experience developing first-order structural sizing tools for quick turn assessments • Demonstrated technical leadership abilities • Demonstrated performance executing in a fast-paced R&D environment Preferred Qualifications: • Experience managing and leading a technical team through major program milestones • Proficiency with model-based product definition practices per ASME Y14.41 • Experience using Siemens NX for mechanical design modeling and model-based definition (MBD) for manufacturing • Experience performing air vehicle dynamic structural assessments (Shock and Vibe) • Experience with Siemens Teamce