Principal Mass Properties Engineer
Northrop Grumman
- Palmdale, CA
- $97,500-146,300 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Developing and implementing a Mass Properties Management and Control Program
- Estimating and optimizing of mass properties to achieve vehicle performance and fulfill weight based program metrics
- Establishing specification and design target weights
- Maintaining accounting and reporting systems to inform the customer and management of current and projected mass properties trends
- Participating as a presenter or reviewer in technical and program reviews
- Providing mass properties data for cost analyses and vehicle design and analysis
- Evaluating subcontractor proposals, interacting with and overseeing subcontractor mass properties management and control
- Reviewing and approving drawings to achieve mass properties management and control.
- Measuring vehicle and/or component mass properties
- Providing operational flight manual mass properties data
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with a minimum of 5 years’ related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 3 years' related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of related engineering experience.
- Proficiency with MS Office software (Excel, Work, PowerPoint)
- Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years OR enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to start. This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Demonstrate strong people, organizational, presentation, and communication skills.
- Self-starter, willing to take initiative, be proactive, and require minimal direction.
- Experience in vehicle design and manufacturing techniques
- Siemens NX proficient
- Aircraft Weight and Balance Certification
- Automated Weight and Balance System (AWBS) experience