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Principal Aeronautical Engineer / Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-Palmdale
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Aeronautical Engineer/Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison Engineer/Material Review Board) - 4/10, 1st Shift to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Engineering organization. This role is located in Palmdale, CA. In this role, you will be assessing and dispositioning non-conformances as they occur in our test environment. The selected candidate will author detailed engineering direction as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles in order to ensure the integrity of the final product. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. This position can be filled at a Principal Aeronautical Engineer level or a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer level. Key Responsibilities: Establish and maintain Material Review Board authority in order to autonomously address the rigors of the role. Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment. Coordinate dispositioned repairs, as appropriate, with support roles in the organization. We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. Candidate must be willing to work extended shifts, weekends and holidays as required to meet program schedule and objectives. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Basic Qualifications for a Principal Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military experience in Engineering. Knowledge of the MRB process / experience with the MRB process Experience with CATIA V5, NX, Visualization Pro, TeamCenter, MES, or other CAD programs Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. Clearance and Program Access Required for Start as determined by the company to meet its business needs. Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Engi