Principal or Sr. Principal Mass Properties Engineer

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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Principal Mass Properties Engineer (Level 3) OR Senior Principal Mass Properties Engineer (Level 4) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.  This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. As a member of the Mass Properties team, you will perform functional and timeline analyses, conduct detailed trade studies, and perform mass properties requirements allocation to transform customer and product needs into precise hardware and software specifications. You will delve into system hardware and environmental conditions to identify and optimize mass properties solutions, leveraging advanced solid modeling, database tools, and standard office applications. Your expertise will directly support the successful achievement of critical program requirements. Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to: • Supporting the implementation of a Mass Properties Management and Control Program • Accurate estimating and optimizing of mass properties to achieve vehicle performance and fulfill weight based program metrics • Establishing specification and design target weights • Support the maintenance of the Mass Properties accounting and reporting systems to inform the customer and management of current and projected mass properties trends • Providing mass properties data for cost analyses and vehicle design and analysis • Evaluating subcontractor proposals, interacting with and overseeing subcontractor mass properties management and control • Reviewing drawings to achieve mass properties management and control • Measuring/weighing vehicle and/or components to increase vehicle weight estimate accuracy •  Providing mass properties data in support of operational flight manual Basic Qualifications: This requisition may be filled at a Principal Mass Properties Engineer (Level 3) OR Senior Principal Mass Properties Engineer (Level 4) level based on the qualifications below. Principal Mass Properties Engineer (Level 3) • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military experience. • Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). • Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. • Experience with mass property and weight and balance analysis. • Proven ability with Society of Allied Weight Engineers (SAWE) Recomm