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Principal/Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-Goleta
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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 Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, builds, and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our main products include satellites and associated space components and services, launch vehicles and related propulsion systems, missile products, subsystems and defense electronics, precision weapons, armament systems, and advanced aerospace structures. Learn more about Mission Enabling Products at our website: Mission Enabling Products | Northrop Grumman As a Principal/Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer in Goleta, CA you will be responsible for creating and implementing deployable structures and mechanical mechanisms at the cutting edge of space technology. You will have ownership of your work from the concept creation through the design and analysis phases and may also participate in the manufacturing, testing, and integration of the systems. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Create, prototype, design, and analyze structures and mechanisms for moving mechanical assemblies such as solar arrays, booms, and other support structures and mechanisms for satellite subsystems. • Develop and refine components and subsystems utilizing design skills, hand calculations, and finite element analysis or other modeling tools as needed. • Perform detailed 3D designs, generate CAD drawings and related documents, and support manufacturing and assembly of components. • Document test plans and procedures requirements. • Participate and present in internal and external (customer) design reviews. • Strive for the highest possible structural performance that is also cost effective and assures complete reliability. • Manage and track multiple priorities while maintaining a focus towards common project goals of the program team, matrix organization, and customers. • Clearly report design status, progress and escalations at regular program meetings • Generate and maintain part and assembly drawings, source‑control drawings, interface‑control drawings, and installation drawings. • Support program milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, IDR, etc.) and gate or lien closures • Provide I&T sustaining support. • Strong communication skills, oral and written. • Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment. • Ability to multitask and organize/prioritize job assignments in a fast-paced and gated-release engineering development environment. This position can be filled as either a Principal Mechanical Engineer or Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer level based on the qualifications listed below: Basic Qualifications – Principal Mechanical Engineer (Level 3): • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of engineering experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of relevant enginee