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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Structural Analysis Engineer (MRB) or Principal Structural Analysis Engineer (MRB).
The successful candidate will be part of a team that provides MRB analysis to support repair and design solutions of flight hardware. This position is located in Clearfield, UT will support a 3/12 shift (12-hour shifts, Friday - Sunday). Details of the actual shift times are flexible.
You will be a part of an Integrated Product Team supporting production and new product designs that maximize the use of metallic and composite materials for state of the art commercial and military programs. We collaborate with internal engineering teams and departments to address and resolve issues and ensure the on-time delivery of structures and assemblies to our customers. Our team works with cutting edge exotic materials and novel products to innovate within our mission, working across the facility supporting large composite structures. Are you interested in working on state-of-the-art composites? Come join us!
Essential Functions:
- Provides stress analysis to support dispositions of flight hardware
- Candidate will substantiate structural capability of discrepant parts and assemblies fabricated from composite and metallic materials.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills are a must.
- Experience working with composite primary aircraft structures is highly desirable.
- Performs finite element modeling of metallic and composite material components
- Static, fatigue, dynamics, damage tolerance and other structural analysis methods are highly desirable
This role may be filled at either the Structural Analysis Engineer (MRB) or Principal Structural Analysis Engineer (MRB) level. Qualifications for these levels are as follows:
Basic Qualifications for Structural Analysis Engineer:
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with 0 years of experience.
- Experience with or knowledge of structural analysis of composite and metallic materials
- Experience with or knowledge of finite element analysis
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance. This clearance must be obtained prior to start and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR). This PAR must be obtained prior to start and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM field with 0 years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrated experience with structural analysis of composite and metallic materials
- Demonstrated experience with finite element analysis
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance. This clearance must be obtained prior to start and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR). This PAR must be obtained prior to start and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Practical experience with aircraft composite structures
- Experience with substantiating structural repairs for composite and metallic structures
- Experience with finite element software such as Femap and Nastran
- Experience with fatigue analysis software such as AFGROW
- General understanding of Aerospace practices, policies, and procedures
- Detail orientated, self-starter, ability to work both independently and in a team environment
- Experience leading and/or mentoring engineers in structural analysis fundamentals
- Active DoD Secret clearance
Salary Range 2: $92,600 - $139,000
The 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.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.