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Sr/Principal Structural Engineer – Multi-Body Dynamics

Sr/Principal Structural Engineer – Multi-Body Dynamics

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationDulles, VA, USA
Salary$110300 – $206000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesMaster’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • ABET accredited Graduate Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline along with 5+ Years’ experience OR an ABET Masters Degree with 3 Years of experience OR a PhD Degree in a STEM discipline for Principal Structural Engineer 3
  • ABET accredited Graduate Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline along with 9+ Years’ experience OR an ABET Masters Degree with 7 Years of experience OR a PhD Degree in a STEM discipline with 4 years’ of experience for Sr. Principal Structural Engineer 4
  • Demonstrated excellence in a space vehicle dynamics/kinematics field such as structural design, stress analysis, materials, and/or vehicle dynamics
  • Ability to obtain and maintain all required security clearances and program specific accesses
  • Active Top Secret clearance at time of application

Responsibilities

  • Use expert knowledge of MBD and structural dynamics to provide design guidance to programs and systems/subsystems engineering teams
  • Testing of prototypes and flight hardware, and simulation model correlations
  • Strong understanding of computational methods and ability to process and produce reliable interpretations of complex simulation/test data
  • Perform Finite Element Analysis tasks (stress/strength, vibration, and loads analyses)
  • Maintenance/deployment of engineering applications and computational resources, including specialized computational desktops and servers

Preferred Qualifications

  • ABET accredited PhD Degree in Engineering
  • 3 years of space system simulation engineering experience
  • Demonstrated success in leadership/management roles
  • Experience with Simcenter 3D Motion simulation tool
  • Experience in controller modeling using Matlab/Simulink