Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer/Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer to join a multi-functional team of Electrical, Mechanical, and Systems Engineers in Roy, UT. This position is in our Strategic Deterrent Systems Division to execute the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Sentinel Program.
The primary objective of this role is to collaborate across Systems Engineering, System Test, Global Supply Chain, suppliers, and other Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to develop and review Environmental Control System hardware requirements, specifications, designs, trade studies, and analyses for the purpose of supporting incremental system maturity milestones and hardware deliveries. The successful candidate will be comfortable with working in a dynamic people-focused environment and collaborating across multiple internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve organizational goals.
What You Will Get to Do:
Collaborate with stakeholders to decompose technical requirements, develop complete and verifiable requirements, and conduct trade studies
- Generate and update specifications as part of a Systems Engineering framework for the purpose of releasing to suppliers and supporting the procurement process
- Develop design and analysis artifacts to support design reviews, customer deliverables, and hardware procurement workflows
- Perform heating and cooling calculations to size HVAC equipment
- Select appropriate HVAC equipment to meet size and system requirements
- Review and provide comments to supplier-submitted drawings and contractual deliveries
This position can be filled as a Principal (level 3) or a Sr Principal (level 4) depending on candidate experience and qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM field
- Minimum of 5 years (level 3) of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 3 years of experience or 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree
- U.S. citizen
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
- Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Access Programs (SAP) clearance
- 5+ years of experience with CAD modeling, and product lifecycle management (PLM) or Product Data Management (PDM) tools
- 5+ years of experience generating engineering drawing packages
- Ability to understand and interpret requirements
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills when conveying technical content
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Environmental Control Systems (ECS) and Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning (HVAC) system design and verification
- Experience with Carrier HAP, Siemens NX, Autodesk Revit, and Siemens Teamcenter software
- Familiarity with Systems Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Experience with estimation, bidding, proposals, or RFPs
- Working knowledge of PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) and plant controls
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field
- Minimum relevant experience (e.g., 5+ years for Principal level; alternative education/experience combinations described)
- U.S. citizen
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and Special Access Programs (SAP) eligibility
- 5+ years of CAD modeling experience
- 5+ years experience with product lifecycle management (PLM) or product data management (PDM) tools
- 5+ years generating engineering drawing packages
- Ability to understand and interpret technical requirements
- Proficient written and verbal communication skills for technical content
- Experience with Environmental Control Systems (ECS) and HVAC system design and verification
- Experience with Carrier HAP, Siemens NX, Autodesk Revit, and Siemens Teamcenter
- Familiarity with Systems Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes
- Professional Engineer (PE) license
- Experience with estimation, bidding, proposals, or RFPs
- Working knowledge of PLCs and plant controls