Staff Engineer Mechanical
Northrop GrummanRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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 a Staff Mechanical Engineer (Level 5) to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in Oklahoma City, OK. Exciting position offers the opportunity to directly work with the Advanced Test and Support Systems (ATSS) actively developing Avionics Testing Solutions and Specialized Test Equipment for the Sentinel Missile platform. We also work on and assist with the USAF and numerous other Government platforms. Our team members complete engineering efforts to solve complex problems and ensure warfighter supportability. The position will research, develop, design, and test electrical components, equipment, systems, and products for defense or commercial systems. Not your average mechanical engineer role! Key Responsibilities: Design and define system architecture for new or existing complex integrated test systems Coordinates design of subsystems and integration of total systems in a laboratory environment Oversight and ownership of engineering design as well as 2D/3D drawing formats and standards for a wide array of mechanical products: Product details Product assemblies Test Bench/Bay assemblies Top Level installations Thermal Analysis Stress Analysis Weight Analysis Design for Manufacturing FEA modeling Development and coordination for internal and customer design reviews for the mechanical and system level designs of our products Development of supporting documentation (operating / user manuals, etc.) for our products Assist in troubleshooting of built equipment Coordination with engineering manager(s) to ensure product technical data packages meet project schedule commitments Coordinate between several internal and external stakeholder groups (Software Development, System Test, Cyber Operations, Procurement, etc.) to achieve contractual commitments Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules. Identify program problems and assist in the establishing of solutions, such as allocation of resources, improved processes, or changing contractual specifications. Act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the development and implementation of programs. Support process improvement and establishment. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Generate reports and presents to Government counterparts, defense contractors, and other cross-functional organizations. Provide leadership and mentoring in addition to being an individual performer Has technical insight and experience to know if test set-up and results make sense Ability to establish and maintain frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts on routine matters. Coordinates with team lead, electrical technicians, and I&T managers to complete tasking. May participate, prepare, and present material in program review boards (PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, FRBs, etc) Basic …