Sentinel Sr Principal Loads & Dynamics Engineer - 18432

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of 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 a Sr. Principal Loads & Dynamics Engineer​. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

What You'll Get To Do:

As part of the Sentinel AVE Loads & Environments team, your technical expertise and analytical prowess will play a vital role in loads/dynamics analysis and derivation, including rigid body analysis and coupled loads analysis (CLA).  This position invites a forward-thinking professional who is eager to tackle complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions that advance the future of structural dynamics for the Sentinel Program.

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 position’s 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.

Basic Qualifications:
Sr. Principal Engineer Structural: 8 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Engineering or relevant technical field; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Year with PhD

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance (reinvestigation within the last 6 yrs)

• 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.

• Knowledge and/or experience with structural dynamics analysis

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent disciplines (e.g. systems engineering, aerodynamics, stress analysis, design, test) in a highly integrated team environment

• Experience in Modal Transient Analysis in Nastran (or equivalent) 

• Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulation

• Experience running static and dynamic structural problems using analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools) 

• Experience running Coupled Loads Analysis (CLA) and/or experience running multi-body dynamics simulations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/Structural Mechanics or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college/university

• Experience working strategic or tactical missile programs

• Experience with dynamic (modal) testing and correlation of structural models

• Experience with modern FEA substructure modeling and component mode synthesis methods such as Craig-Bampton sub structuring

• Experience with high performance computing, management of large sets of data.

• DoD Secret Clearance (or higher)