Posted 19 days ago
Engineering Designer – Level 3/4
AI Summary
Creates drawing and design packages for launch vehicle mechanical systems, reviews designs for fit and manufacturability, verifies 3D models and parametric drawings, and liaises with manufacturing, quality, and vendor teams.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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 Space Systems designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our main products include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
The Mechanical Engineering group is hiring for an Engineering Designer – Level 3/4 in our Mechanical Engineering team within the Launch Vehicles Business Unit at our Chandler, AZ facility.
Essential Functions:
- Work within the Northrop Grumman Design group and will be responsible for creating drawing/design packages with proper content and to ensuring compliance with applicable industry and military standards
- Review designs for fit, function, manufacturability, economy of fabrication, and verifying completed work, checking dimensions, materials, and quantities to be used
- Review of tolerance analysis, hardware selection, and fitment on assembly prints
- Called upon to resolve interpretation issues on drawings
- Verifying 3D models submitted to manufacturing utilizing Siemens NX 1946 managed with Teamcenter
- Responsibility will further include liaison with various engineering disciplines, Manufacturing, and Quality
- Some vendor liaison will be required as well
- As requested may supervise, and direct the activities of staff
- Modeling fully defined components and assemblies efficiently using Siemens NX 1946 managed with Teamcenter, and create/revise parametric drawings in conformance with ASME modeling and drawing standards
- Knowledge of Word, Excel, Windows, and NX 1946 as required
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work quickly and accurately while under schedule pressure and exhibit a large degree of patience
- Strong time management and organizational skills
Basic Qualifications for Engineering Designer – Level 3 :
- Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related engineering design experience; OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of related engineering design experience, or a PhD with 1 years of related engineering design experience, or High School diploma or equivalent and 9 years additional education and/or related experience
- Ability to obtain DoD Secret security clearance
- Must be experienced with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Must be experienced with weld design per AWS D17.1 and D1.1
- Must have knowledge of standard manufacturing processes including CNC Mill and Lathe operations
- Must be experienced with Siemens NX 1946 and Teamcenter
Basic Qualifications for Engineering Designer – Level 4 :
- Bachelor's degree with 8 years of related engineering design experience; OR a Master’s degree with 6 years of related engineering design experience, or a PhD with 4 years of related engineering design experience, or High School diploma or equivalent and 12 years additional education and/or related experience
- Ability to obtain DoD Secret security clearance
- Must be experienced with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
- Must be experienced with weld design per AWS D17.1 and D1.1
- Must have knowledge of standard manufacturing processes including CNC Mill and Lathe operations
- Must be experienced with Siemens NX 1946 and Teamcenter
- Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) CAD modeling in manufacturing environment
- Master’s in STEM
- Active DOD Secret Security clearance, or higher
- ASME Y14.5-2009
- ASM GDTP Certification
- AWS CWI certification
- Experience working with DoD programs
- Working knowledge of ASME Y14.100 and Mil-Standard 100
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