Aeronautical or Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design & Integration

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Aeronautical Engineer or Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design and Integration to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA or El Segundo, CA. The ideal candidate will possess a background in the design of air vehicles with practical experience in the development of new vehicle concepts, including experience/knowledge relating to conceptual vehicle layout/design, air vehicle integration, parametric modeling for Multi-Disciplinary Optimization, and surface design / loft.  To be successful, the selected individual should have exposure to the fields of aerodynamics, aircraft performance and sizing, propulsion, CFD, structural design, and mass properties analysis.  In addition, the selected individual should have an understanding of the air vehicle maturation process as a design transitions from concept through manufacturing and flight test.  Essential Functions:   Support the Configuration Design and Integration team through the development and design of multiple advanced air vehicles concepts. Develop parametric CAD models (primarily in Siemens NX) in support of conceptual vehicle sizing studies for advanced Air Vehicles. Support vehicle design configuration trade study tasks in conjunction with multiple disciplines to solve complex vehicle design challenges across all vehicle design stages. This requisition may be filled at either the Aeronautical Engineer level  or the Principal Aeronautical Engineer level, depending upon the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications for Aeronautical Engineer:   Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; or a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience. Demonstrated proficiency with an industry standard design tool such as Siemens NX, CATIA V5, or ProE CAD. Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office with good technical writing skills and the ability to communicate and present technical material to various stakeholders. A current active in-scope US Government Secret security clearance or higher, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).    Basic Qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer:   Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 1 year of related engineering experience. Demonstrated proficiency with an industry standard design tool such as Siemens NX, CATIA V5, or ProE CAD. Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office with good technical writing skills and the ability to communicate and present technical material to various stakeholders. A current active in-scope US Government Secret security clearance or higher, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access