Thermal Systems Engineer (Active Top Secret)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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 Space Sector has an opening for a Thermal Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Thermal, Propulsion & Cryocooler Systems department in Redondo Beach, California.

The Thermal, Propulsion & Cryocooler Systems (TPCS) department, part of the Western Region Vehicle Engineering organization, is comprised of approximately 75 highly skilled professionals, ranging from early-career engineers to senior chief engineers and leadership. Supporting numerous programs, the department offers abundant opportunities for career advancement into higher-level technical roles or leadership positions. Our culture emphasizes cross-program collaboration, continuous professional growth, and a strong sense of community.

The Thermal Systems Engineer will possess a comprehensive understanding of thermal-engineering principles, theories, and concepts, and will be familiar with related engineering disciplines.

Job responsibilities include (but not limited to) the following:

Develop thermal-systems requirements.
Perform thermal analyses to create and optimize thermal-control designs, delivering solutions to a wide range of challenging problems.
Document thermal analyses and designs.
Review and approve drawings for thermal-design hardware content.
Report analysis results and design details to internal management and external customers.
Partner with test engineering to plan and execute subsystem-level thermal tests and perform associated analyses.
Work and execute under guidance of senior thermal systems engineers
Coordinate with other engineering disciplines.
Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline with 2+ years of engineering experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 0 years of engineering experience
Must possess an active Top Secret clearance at time of application and be able and willing to obtain and maintain SCI access
Thermal design and/or analysis experience for spacecraft subsystems, payloads and directed energy systems
Exposure to thermal testing, thermal requirements derivation and verification, and advanced thermal materials

Preferred Qualifications:

Design, analysis and integration experience of spacecraft thermal systems
Experience using thermal analysis tools (SINDA/G, SINDA/FLUINT, TSS, Thermal Desktop)
Experience using aerospace standard design tools (NX, CATIA)
Master's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Experience with space vehicle thermal design and/or integration
Detail-oriented and have excellent verbal and written communications skills, leadership skills, and organization skills
Spacecraft and/or Payload background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, to operation support
Experience working on thermal design and troubleshooting efforts
Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid-Time off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedules: For example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work