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Propulsion Engineer : Level 2/3

Northrop Grumman Chandler, AZ

Chandler, AZ

Today

$79k - $148k/yr Full time Design Engineering Engineering Level 2/3

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Job Description

Join Northrop Grumman in Chandler, AZ as a Propulsion Engineer with the Energetics Engineering team. This Level 2/3 role centers on building and improving propulsion components and systems through analysis, design, development, testing, and optimization, with opportunities to collaborate across internal teams and with customers and suppliers.

Location: Chandler, AZ (onsite)
Estimated application timeline: 20 days from the job posting date
Salary: USD 79,300 - 147,600 per yearly

What you’ll do

Perform analysis, design, and test work for one or more moderately complex ordnance, pneumatics, and motor components
Analyze requirements for materials, structural components, or functional systems
Select and apply analytical data from previous products, define engineering problems mathematically, and compute engineering characteristics aligned to specifications and design needs
Develop original concepts and elaborate preliminary design ideas; evaluate designs with other technical groups and implement modifications to reach the best fit design
Create component drawings and specifications to support procurement, testing, and validation for flight in line with engineering design standards
Interface with internal and external program customers and suppliers to develop optimized solutions while meeting engineering requirements and program procurement needs
Conduct complex propulsion component and system design, development, and analysis
Run trade studies and evaluate alternative designs
Anticipate customer needs and develop innovative approaches to support them
Originate constructive ideas to improve existing methods and processes, focusing on better outcomes
Identify options to solve problems and determine optimal solutions based on cost, technical, and schedule impacts
Develop and present materials for project briefings, including design reviews for internal and external customers

Required qualifications

Ability to obtain a US Government Secret Security clearance
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present to a large customer community
Ability to solve problems, lead troubleshooting efforts, and drive tasks to completion
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple concurrent projects and priorities
Ability to travel 10%
Education and experience alignment:
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of related engineering experience; OR
- Master’s degree in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience
Experience for higher level alignment:
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR
- Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience; OR
- PhD in STEM with 1 year of related engineering experience

Preferred qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering
Product development experience
Ordnance, pneumatic, or motor testing experience
Configuration change management experience

Compensation and benefits

Primary level salary range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00
Secondary level salary range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results
Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives

Relocation and clearance details

Relocation assistance: may be available
Clearance required for start: No
Clearance type: Secret
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

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20d ago

Senior Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Engineer

Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. Hauppauge, NY

Hauppauge, NY

20d ago

$100k - $180k/yr Full time Senior Design Engineering Engineering

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Job Description

Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) is hiring a Senior Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Engineer to take an SRM from early requirements and preliminary sizing through detailed design, hardware fabrication, motor build, and static test, with iterative improvement and a path toward production maturation. The role is onsite and is centered on proven experience taking solid rocket motors into real hardware and successfully through test.

In this position, you will lead an internal solid rocket motor IR&D portfolio spanning development planning, design and analysis, build documentation, coordination with manufacturing and suppliers, and post-test resolution. You will also provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams while mentoring engineers and technicians.

Location & Work Mode

Hauppauge, NY (onsite)
In person
Candidate location flexibility: New York or Texas (Candidate's Choice)
This position may be based at either iRocket’s New York or Texas facility depending on candidate preference.

Compensation

Salary: USD 100,100 - 180,000 per year
Relocation assistance
Accelerated start: A signing or immediate-start bonus may be offered to highly qualified candidates available to start on an accelerated schedule, subject to final employment terms.

Responsibilities

Lead the solid rocket motor IR&D portfolio, including sizing, design, analysis, development, build, and test activities from concept through production maturation.
Design and integrate SRM components and subsystems, including motor cases (metal and/or composite), propellant grains (traditional and/or advanced formulations), insulation/liners, igniters, nozzles, closures, interfaces, and related elements.
Perform or direct internal ballistics, performance, structural, thermal, mass-properties, margin, and design-trade analyses appropriate for SRM development.
Create and review engineering drawings, specifications, bills of material, interface requirements, build documentation, and configuration-controlled technical data.
Partner with manufacturing personnel and suppliers to address producibility issues, select materials and processes, and build flight-representative hardware.
Plan and support motor assembly, instrumentation, static-fire testing, data reduction, post-test inspection, anomaly resolution, and design iteration.
Drive design-for-manufacture and design-for-scale decisions to improve repeatability, affordability, throughput, and production readiness.
Provide technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams and mentor developing engineers and technicians.

Requirements

Education: M.S. or Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, propulsion, or a closely related engineering discipline
Experience: Minimum of 5 years of directly relevant SRM design/development experience (10+ years strongly preferred)
Demonstrated experience designing and building solid rocket motors, with meaningful involvement in motor assembly and static-fire or flight-test activities.
Strong working knowledge of SRM internal ballistics, grain geometry, case/nozzle/insulation design, materials, manufacturing methods, and propulsion-system integration.
Ability to independently drive a motor development effort and make sound technical decisions in a fast-paced hardware environment.

Highly Desired Experience

Rapid prototype-to-test development, tactical-class propulsion, advanced manufacturing, or high-rate SRM production
Motor case and nozzle design, thermal protection, igniter development, structural analysis, pressure-system design, or test instrumentation/data analysis
Qualification, production transition, supplier development, root-cause investigation, and technical risk management
Experience leading integrated teams through design reviews, build readiness, test readiness, and production-readiness milestones

Application Question

Are you a U.S. Person under ITAR/EAR regulations (for example, U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident/Green Card holder, or individual granted refugee/asylum status)?

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