Sentinel (GBSD) Principal / Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer - 17550 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 8 hours ago

Sentinel (GBSD) Principal / Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer - 17550

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company that invites innovative minds to join their mission. The Principal / Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer will coordinate with suppliers and integrate with product teams while overseeing design and verification processes for the Sentinel program.

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Responsibilities

As a Major Maintenance Vehicles (MMV) mechanical engineer, you will be responsible for coordinating with suppliers, reviewing designs, and integrating with other NG integrated product teams to ensure adherence to, and implementation of requirements
You will actively participate in design reviews, review/approve subcontract deliverables and gauge supplier readiness to enter contractual milestones
As the suppliers move through the design phase, MMV mechanical engineers will transition to test and verification oversight to assist suppliers through a successful qualification event

Qualification

Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSupport Equipment DevelopmentMicrosoft Office SuiteTeamcenterKnowledge in GD&TInterpersonal SkillsAttention to DetailHands-on Experience

Required

Principal Mechanical Engineer: BS degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a Master's; or 1 year with a PhD
Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer: BS degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of related experience; 6 years with a Master's; or 4 years with a PhD
U.S. citizen
An active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet business need
Experience with Support Equipment hardware development for aircraft/aerospace programs; including requirements generation, conceptual/detail design, design reviews, and/or testing
Experience with Support Equipment requirements analysis, trade studies, SERD generation, design solutions, acquisition, test, and validation
Must be an expert with Microsoft Office Suite of tools - Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word

Preferred

Master's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering or related field with 5-9 years of relatable work experience
Experience with Teamcenter
Hands-on experience in equipment maintenance, fabrication, assembly, power, hand and measuring tools
Aerospace / ICBM maintenance experience
Knowledge in design of electrical subsystems
Knowledge in the development of SE design solutions
ANSI/ASME Y14.5 GD&T

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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