Airframe Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking Airframe Design Engineers at various grade levels to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future.  These positions will be located in Melbourne, FL.

Please note that these opportunities are contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

In the role, you will work within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment to develop primary and secondary metal and composite aircraft structure parts and assemblies, lead design and trade study efforts, mentor less experienced engineers, and develop advanced design solutions to complex technical problems.  The successful candidate possesses substantial experience with design and fabrication techniques for aircraft primary structural details, assemblies, and installations utilizing both metallic and composite materials, conventional fastening methods, bonded primary structures, major structural joint definition, and load path development. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Design primary and secondary aircraft structural parts, assemblies, and installations using metallic and/or composite materials for new aircraft design and/or modifications to existing aircraft

• Working within or leading an IPT, interfaces with IPT/Program leadership, suppliers, customers, and other technical disciplines to independently prepare and lead the preparation of engineering design solutions to challenging problems through the development of Product Definition Packages

• Collaborate with structural analysis, manufacturing, materials and processes, and other stakeholders to produce flight weight structures

• Employ GD&T and Model Based Engineering (MBE) methods in support of Digital Transformation to create airframe layouts and produce engineering definitions

• Assist team to develop/document best practices and mentor less experienced engineers

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline

• Experience designing primary and secondary composite aircraft parts/components, assemblies, and installations

• Your ability to obtain and/or