Mechanical Engineer - Linthicum MD chez Northrop Grumman

 

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Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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Northrop Grumman PGSD is seeking a motivated Mechanical Engineer to join our high-performance team in the Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit in Linthicum, MD.

The ideal candidate will support development, design, fabrication, and test of various space sensor hardware work products across different program efforts.  The qualified candidate will work with a diverse and talented team of engineers developing innovative and cost-effective systems that support a broad range of products and business areas across the lifecycle of a program.  The candidate will support the design of space hardware and specifically support the mechanical development RF and EO Sensor Assemblies and Structures. The role will also provide an opportunity to be involved with designs from concept review all the way through to integration, test, and delivery.

A candidate applying to the position would benefit from having prior experience supporting space mechanical designs, designing for the consideration of RF and EO space environments, and consideration for design aspects of both active and passive arrays. This position will report to the Sub-Assembly and Structures Design manager of the Mechanical Systems Technology Department within Hardware Engineering. Minimal travel is expected.

Roles and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Responsible for the mechanical development of advanced antenna and subsystem design as well as the sub-assemblies that they support

Understanding of all aspects of hardware development. This will encompass all phases of design, including concept and detailed design development, CAD modeling efforts, documentation release, fabrication, integration, factory support and testing

Responsible for understanding technical performance of mechanical requirements of space program hardware or subsystems of major satellite programs to assure cost, schedule and technical performance is achieved

Understand the integration and test process of space hardware and the special tooling that may be required

Present technical solutions and technical data at milestone reviews

Understand space environments and impact to space hardware

Research and develop procedures, methods, and tools for further the development of micro-circuit technology.  This also includes space hardware conformance to documented and derived system requirements

Support program meetings in developing root cause and corrective actions

Troubleshoot or support technicians in troubleshooting issues with hardware designs during integration and test and provide suggestions for improvement and optimization

Facilitate knowledge sharing and mentoring

Verify space antenna designs and performance by making necessary calculations

Lead or support department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and NCTA project leadership