Sr Principal Engineer Propulsion
United States-Maryland-Elktonsenior
OtherPrincipal Engineer
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman,
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the 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.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Perform mechanical design of moderately complex advanced propulsion components and functional systems with limited supervision
- →Apply theoretical knowledge, engineering techniques, and test data to the solution of more complex components, structures, and sub-assemblies
- →Develop original ideas on preliminary design concepts with other technical groups and make modifications necessary to optimize designs
- →Establish requirements for materials, structural components, and functional systems
- →Determine engineering tasks required for project planning and execution, communicate milestones and need dates to program leads
- →Document results of design activities and release results after review from other engineers
- →Make recommendations for improving own work and/or group’s work
- →Support test program under project team direction for design, fabrication, integration, and verification
- →Support generation and execution of presentation materials for various reviews required throughout the design process
- →Work with procurement to ensure hardware and expendables are delivered to enable project execution
Requirements
~2 min read- Requires Bachelors in Engineering and years of experience or Master’s Degree in Engineering and 6 years of experience or a PhD and 4 years of experience
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
- Ability and willingness to travel
- Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team through various efforts required to design, fabricate and install multiple subsystems
- Experience with solid propellant propulsion systems
- Current active Security Clearance
- Proficiency with Siemens NX
- Proficiency with Siemens Teamcenter United Architecture
- Ability to interpret and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Knowledgeable in systems engineering approach to ensure program requirements are met
- Experience as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) maintaining budgetary and schedule compliance, while ensuring technical quality
- Familiar with proactive risk management techniques, such as risk registers and failure modes, effects and criticality analysis (FMECA)
Location & Eligibility
Where is the job
United States-Maryland-Elkton
On-site at the office
Who can apply
Same as job location
Listing Details
- First seen
- October 8, 2026
- Last seen
- October 8, 2026
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- 51%
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