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At a glance
Northrop Grumman is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer – (EEEP02/EEEP03) in San Diego, CA. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, asking for at least 2 years of experience, first listed on November 12. The advertised pay is $91,800–$137,600 a year. The description mentions CAD and SAP. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 5 of them in San Diego, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 85 Software & IT openings in San Diego, CA today; the typical one asks for 7 years and advertises about $194,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Northrop Grumman advertises $91,800 to $137,600 a year, a midpoint of $114,700 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 97% of the 1,322 software & IT jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $210,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 20 states. Most are in software & IT (72), operations (14) and engineering & mfg (12). The biggest locations are Redondo Beach, CA (17), Roy, UT (14) and Baltimore, MD (11). 2% of them are remote, 12% are open to entry-level candidates and 97% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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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 Mechanical Design Engineer – (EEEP02/EEEP03) to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in San Diego, CA.
In this role you will be responsible for generating 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of ground equipment and cable routing using vendor-provided and custom CAD data, building 3D COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assemblies, using CATIA V5, and generating and releasing Hardware, Interconnect, and Schematic drawing packages with drawing release through the Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool.
Key Responsibilities:
- Generate 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of ground equipment and cable routing using vendor provided and custom CAD data.
- 3D COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assemblies
- CAD Software: CATIA V5
- Generate and release Hardware, Interconnect and Schematic drawing packages.
- Drawing release through Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool
- Provide technical support in the development of formal Change Requests progressing through program review boards.
- Support customer audits of engineering documentation and system configurations.
- Provide engineering support for production and development activities including integration of hardware and software.
- Member of responsible engineers supporting hardware development in Triton labs
- Support development of new hardware design recommendations for iterative IFC4 builds.
- Investigate integration findings, perform audits, hardware installation, hardware failure analysis & replacement.
This position requires outstanding written and oral communications skills. Individual will be required to serve as either a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer.
Individual must be able to work under only general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions; must be able to work both within a team environment and independently; must be self-motivated, thorough, and detailed; and must be willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
*Position may be filled at either level based on qualifications below*
Basic Qualification Level 2:
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience.
Basic Qualification for Level 3:
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience.
Basic Qualifications for Both Levels:
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Experience generating 3D CAD models for ground support equipment, cable routing, and rack assemblies
- Experience creating COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assembly drawings
- Must have ability to occasionally work odd shifts including nights and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 3D CAD experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools such as Teamcenter.
- An active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- Hands-on experience with CATIA V5 for 3D modeling and drafting.
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