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2026 Associate Thermal Mechanical Engineer - Dulles
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Virginia-Dulles
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Thermal Mechanical Engineer – Level 1 to join our team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The East Region Engineering group is looking for a Mechanical/Thermal Analysis Engineer to assist an experienced team of mechanical engineers performing thermal analysis on one or more spacecraft systems or subsystems. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. In this job, you will: • Perform thermal analysis, design, or test of one or more moderately complex or portions of complex materials, structural components, and functional systems of company products. • Analyze requirements for materials, structural components, or functional systems. • Select applicable analytical data from previous products and determine the technical principles involved. • Mathematically define problems and compute the engineering characteristics consistent with the specifications, design needs and requirements of other portions of the products. • Release results as “technical documents” after review by the senior members of the team. • Develop innovative solutions and elaborate on design concepts. • Evaluate completed designs with supervisor and other technical groups, and make modifications necessary to achieve the most ideal design. • Develop, coordinate, and conduct test programs required to evaluate design work. • Other duties as assigned If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 0 years of professional experience • No clearance required to start • Experience with thermal engineering tasks associated with analysis, design, and/or testing of structures. • Experience with at least one of the following Thermal Analysis tools such as Thermal Desktop, SINDA or equivalent spacecraft thermal analysis tools. Preferred Qualifications: • Current or Active Secret, Top Secret or higher level clearance. • Experience with spacecraft or subsystem thermal testing. • Experience utilizing MATLAB Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site. Northrop Grumman Total Rewards Primary Level Salary Range: $78,800.00 - $137,600.00 Secondary 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 th