RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
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 Defense Systems is seeking an Hardware Engineer / Principal Hardware Engineer. This position is located in either Huntsville, AL or Colorado Springs, CO and supports the Sentinel program.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You'll Get To Do:
This position will support the Sentinel Program's Command and Control (C2) Hardware Engineering team.
This position will join a team of Hardware, Electrical, and Mechanical engineers to design hardware systems and components.
This position will apply ASME standard processes and procedures to identify, design, and procure electrical and mechanical hardware.
This position will support design of electronic assemblies in accordance with decomposed hardware requirements, compliance documents, and architecture diagrams in order to support the Sentinel critical design review campaign.
This position will assist in trade studies, Analysis of Alternatives, and create design artifacts to include 3-dimensional models and product data packages which will be documented and released using Siemens- based Product Lifecycle Management (TeamCenter Unified) and modeling (NX) tools.
This position will be required to operate in and capture inputs from a multi-disciplinary engineering environment consisting of Systems, Software, Design, Compliance, and Hardware engineers.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
Job Qualifications:
You'll Bring These Qualifications:
This requisition may be filled at either the Hardware Engineer level (T02) or Principal Hardware Engineer level (T03) .
Hardware Engineer: Bachelor's Science degree plus 2 years of experience; or a Masters degree with 0 years of work experience; or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Principal Hardware Engineer : Bachelor's Science degree plus 5 years of experience; or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience; or a PHD with 1 year of experience; or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Required for Both Levels:
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
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 its business needs
Must have at least 1 year of experience in generating 3-dimensional CAD models of electronic components and assemblies using tools such as Siemens NX
Must have at least 1 year of experience generating and releasing engineering artifacts into Product Lifecycle Management systems such as Siemens TeamCenter
Must have familiarity with the application of industry standards for mechanical modeling and engineering release such as ASME Y14.24
Experience interpreting supplier engineering drawings and specification sheets
Experience analyzing requirements and interface documentation
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
STEM Degree
Experience deriving hardware-level requirements from interface, compliance, and performance requirements
Understanding of SDS division hardware/mechanical design processes and principles, such as E110P and E275M
Experience designing and generating control drawings and assemblies of systems using commercially-sourced hardware components
Experience developing hardware design materials in support of program design reviews for review with team technical leads and program stakeholders
Experience conducting design reviews as the design author and briefing solution designs to program leadership and stakeholders for release into product baseline
Understanding of structural analysis concerns as applied to designing mechanical systems
Experience with Agile execution principles and tools, including Scrum, Kanban, and Jira
Colorado Location Pay Range:
Hardware Engineer: Min: $73,900 ; Max: $110,900
Principal Hardware Engineer: Min: $91,200; Max: $136,800
Salary Range: $77,600.00 - $116,400.00Salary Range 2: $95,800.00 - $143,600.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
