Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Principal Project Engineer – Level 3 located in Promontory, UT, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. The preferred location for this role is Promontory, UT. May consider one of the following major Space sector locations: Magna, UT.
The Project Engineer is responsible for establishment and execution of all technical aspects of Development, Qualification, and Production of a Hypersonic rocket motor. These positions will manage the technical products and aspects associated with the design, engineering & manufacturing development (EMD), qualification, and the follow-on production phases. The Project Engineer may also be responsible for the scale up of products, processes, tooling, and facilities for low rate and high rate production. Fast paced development programs offer the potential for the Project Engineer to work with a variety of resources/teams/divisions and witness the entirety of the programs engineering lifecycle. Currently there are three potential Project Engineer job openings depending upon the candidates interests and abilities.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Coordinates across IPTs with fellow PEs on design, process, and quality of the product
Develop program execution plans and works closely with the Program Office
Required to interface with Customer regularly as the technical POC
Ability to work with a wide range of positions both within and outside of NGC
Supports production operations (manufacturing and quality)
Development, coordination, and allocation of requirements
Assemble and develop efficient cross functional teams to execute plans
Identify design concepts and mature into design solutions that meet the customer needs
Develop master schedules, integrated logic flows, work breakdown, and assist in program cost estimates.
Coordination and implementation of design and analysis activities
Development of test plans and coordination of testing with test engineers
Identification of risks/mitigations and tracking to closure in Risk Tracker
Lead the coordination and conducting of milestones reviews to Senior Leadership and Customers
Lead problem and failure investigations
Write technical reports
Presentations – internal and external
Ability to Travel expectation of 5% – 10%
Other duties as assigned
Why you? You’re the candidate we’re searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 years of professional experience.
3 years experience in rocket motor design
Ability to perform solid modeling using NX
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
Ability to work with energetic materials as a U. S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms and explosives; “Employee Possessor” – required
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong understanding and broad application of PS engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) or equivalent
Demonstrated experience in generating technical solutions in the absence of complete customer requirements
Management of engineering scope as it pertains to budgeting and participation in EVMS evaluations
Experience with the proposal process
Knowledge and experience in System Engineering tools and disciplines
Knowledge of lean manufacturing and design for manufacturability
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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00The 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering with 5 years of professional experience OR Master's with 3 years OR PhD with 1 year
- 3 years experience in rocket motor design
- Ability to perform solid modeling using NX
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
- Ability to work with energetic materials as a U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives "Employee Possessor"
- Strong understanding and broad application of PS engineering systems (configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience generating technical solutions without complete customer requirements
- Management of engineering scope related to budgeting and participation in EVMS evaluations
- Experience with the proposal process
- Knowledge and experience in Systems Engineering tools and disciplines
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing and design for manufacturability
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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