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Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Supplier Management Team (SMT) Engineer)

In Person (Melbourne, Florida, United States of America)
Full Time
$118,600 – $178,000
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Location:
Melbourne, Florida, United States of America

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.

This position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Please note: Only external candidates and NG employees who are not currently in AS Engineering will be considered under this requisition.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Supplier Management Team (SMT) Engineer) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.  This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

This position is fully onsite with no remote work available.  Frequent travel and on-site support at supplier location is expected approximately 50% of time. Partnered with product delivery counterparts, the Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (SMT Engineer) will be responsible for technical oversight of major supplier segments of the air vehicle. 

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Provide leadership and management of a cross functional and cross-discipline team
  • Provide unambiguous direction and communication to ensure that leads and individual team members understand their roles and responsibilities and that expectations are clearly set
  • Ensure successful completion of design reviews leading to PDP drawing release and program milestones
  • Utilize the support of an interface with other disciplines both within and outside of RT&E and will collaborate with IPT Leads, Integration Leads, Chief Engineers, and other IPT Managers in a team-oriented environment to achieve program goals.
  • Ensure that technical, cost, and schedule performance measures are being met with particular focus on air vehicle quality, weight management, producibility, and affordability
  • Ensure that detail design approaches comply with sector processes, procedures, and best design/architecture approaches
  • Meet first time engineering quality and affordability objectives
  • Plan staffing requirements and interfaces with Vehicle Engineering and other functional homerooms to ensure staffing needs are met
  • Provide engineering production support to air vehicle manufacturing (MRB and RCI dispositions, EO’s, etc.)
  • Support preparation of cost inputs for all new proposals and ECPs within the SMT and relating to any other IPT.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience.
  • Demonstrated experience in air vehicle design or analysis
  • Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Supplier Management experience
  • Experience leading a team of engineers while building diverse/inclusive teams with engaged team members
  • Demonstrated experience working as part of a cross-functional team
  • Demonstrated technical trouble-shooting skills
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