Principal Mechanical Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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.Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Combat Sensors Engineering located in Linthicum, MD is seeking a motivated Mechanical Engineer to join our high-performance team supporting the design of both platform hardware and test equipment. This unique role supports the mechanical design of not only platform hardware such as radar systems, electronic warfare systems, subcomponents, subassemblies, and flight test equipment, but also factory production test equipment used to test antennas, electronics chassis, circuit card assemblies, modules, and electronic subassemblies and components.
Typical roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Design new or modify existing antenna, Line Replaceable Units (LRUs), wired chassis, Line Replaceable Modules (LRMs), Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), backplanes, cables and cable harnesses, and flight test equipment
Layout and design liquid cooled, air cooled, and gas cooled electronic assemblies, subassemblies, and components
Design new or modify existing Interface Test Adapters (ITAs), fixtures, test sets, antenna compact range, near field range, and head-count test equipment, rack mounted test equipment, test benches, coolant manifolds, integrated test assemblies, associated cabling, coolant hoses, and other mechanical or electromechanical systems to satisfy customer requirements
Understand and design high power test equipment and bus bar design along with all related safety best practices
Research and develop procedures, methods, and tools for testing hardware conformance to documented and derived system requirements
Sensitivity to cost, schedule and quality as well as Northrop Grumman policies and procedures is imperative
Operate/maintain equipment, cooling systems, chillers, and pneumatic and electronic controls
This role is contingent upon candidates having a current Active Secret Clearance.
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 5 or more years' engineering experience; Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 3 or more years of experience. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
United States Citizenship.