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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer 2/3 for the development and ongoing support of new and existing designs used in surface ship and submarine propulsion and power generation systems for the US Navy based out of Sunnyvale, CA. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.
Responsibilities include:
- Apply engineering principles and industry practice in the design of assigned turbine generator components and subsystems.
- Develop design concepts, perform trade studies, and conduct supporting evaluations and analyses.
- Participate in detail design, drawing development, design reviews, release for manufacture, and follow through test and production phases.
- Will prepare and present formal technical briefings as required.
Basic Qualifications for Mechanical Design Engineer Level 2:
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 2 years relevant experience; Masters of Science degree in a STEM discipline with no relevant experience.
- Computer skills including developing designs using solid modeling software, such as CREO/NX is required.
- A working knowledge of ANSI Y14.5 drawing standards and geometric tolerance is also necessary.
- Must be fluent in mechanical engineering principles, and must be proficient in developing design concepts, performing trades-studies, and conducting supporting evaluations and analyses.
- US Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret security clearance.
Basic Qualifications for Mechanical Design Engineer Level 3:
- Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 5 years relevant experience; Masters of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years relevant experience.
- Computer skills including developing designs using solid modeling software, such as CREO/NX is required.
- A working knowledge of ANSI Y14.5 drawing standards and geometric tolerance is also necessary.
- Must be fluent in mechanical engineering principles, and must be proficient in developing design concepts, performing trades-studies, and conducting supporting evaluations and analyses.
- US Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in Engineering Discipline
- 2 years’ experience in rotating turbomachinery
- Knowledge in GD&T and solid modeling NX
- Current active DoD Secret clearance
- Experience with FEA software such as Ansys Workbench
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of relevant experience, or a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with no relevant experience for Level 2
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relevant experience, or a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant experience for Level 3
- Experience developing designs using solid modeling software such as CREO or NX
- Working knowledge of ANSI Y14.5 drawing standards and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Fluency in mechanical engineering principles, design concepts, trade studies, and supporting evaluations and analyses
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
- Master’s degree in an engineering discipline
- Two years of experience in rotating turbomachinery
- Knowledge of GD&T and NX solid modeling
- Current active Department of Defense Secret clearance
- Experience with FEA software such as Ansys Workbench
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