Northrop Grumman Hiring for 2023, Associate Engineer Aeronautical or Engineer Aeronautical, Chandler, AZ Full Time

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

The Mechanical Engineering organization team at the Chandler, AZ facility, seeks an Associate Engineer Aeronautical or Engineer Aeronautical who enjoys problem solving, out-of-the-box thinking, and is interested in advancing technologies from cradle to wide-spread use.

Current team applications include vibration attenuation, thermal protection, optimized strength to weight ratio, advancements in polymer properties, radiation shielding, and digital simulation. The team is dedicated to being a resource for fleet advancement with an emphasis on Mechanical Engineering disciplines in a launch vehicle context. However, advancements to the broader range of products offered by Northrop Grumman will merit attention.

Essential Functions:

This role will focus broadly on research, development, and business capture efforts under the supervision of a Lead Engineer. Effort will span a wide range of design, integration and test responsibilities in support of experimental research. Specific tasks can include but are not limited to:

• Organize, review, and release prototype and production drawing packages to produce components and assemblies for test and production.
• Size components for vehicle interfaces, available operating envelopes, and performance requirements.
• Initiate overall design concepts, detailed component designs, material selection, and assembly approaches to fabricate vehicle components and systems.
• Interpret, select, and apply company/commercial/military specifications and customer requirements to processes, components, and systems to accomplish specific design requirements.
• Perform stress analysis and evaluate weight and mass properties to size components for available operating envelopes and performance requirements.
• Supply hands-on engineering support to build, assemble, and test innovative components and hardware prototypes comprised of carbon composite or other materials to resolve design, manufacturing, assembly, quality, and performance issues.
• Produce engineering documentation, technical s, and drawings to support design, integration, and testing efforts.
• Interaction with internal teams in structures, dynamics, instrumentation, and test will be somewhat common, and will include exposure to external customers or technology vendors.

Basic qualifications:

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  Basic Qualifications for an Associate Aeronautical Engineer:

  A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile).
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

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  Basic Qualifications for a Aeronautical Engineer:

  A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree
• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher (unofficial academic transcripts must be provided at time of application by uploading the documents to your application or profile).
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

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  Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.70/4.0 or higher

Salary range for Associate Aeronautical Engineer

Minimum: $ 60,600.00

Maximum: $ 91,000.00

Salary range for Aeronautical Engineer

Minimum: $ 73,400.00

Maximum: $ 110,000.00

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Salary Range: $60,600 USD – $91,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.