Landing Gear Engineer / Principal Landing Gear Engineer
Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: October 4, 2024
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this
position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be
available
- Positions Available: 2At 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. This position is currently
contingent on program award and associated program award funding.
Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop
Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Landing Gear
Engineer / Principal Landing Gear Engineer to join our team of
qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future. This
position will be located in Melbourne, FL. This position is fully
onsite with no remote work available. The selected candidate will
apply electrical, electronic and mechanical principles to
components and systems, including advanced design concepts,
analysis, trade study evaluation and documentation of results,
configuration development, and integration of assemblies,
sub-assemblies and components into next higher assembly
configurations. Position will require travel approximately 10%.
Responsibilities and duties:
- Landing Gear System Responsible Engineer
- Primary role is to support advanced aircraft design efforts
with landing gear system design, hardware selection, placement,
preliminary sizing, and initial integration into different aircraft
configurations. Secondary role is to provide mechanisms design
support to other aircraft sub-systems, such as drive systems and
door uplocks for in-flight door operation.
- Responsible for developing landing gear system requirements and
creating the associated system specifications, supplier procurement
specifications, and supplier SOWs. This will include, but is not
limited to, creating functional architecture and activity diagrams,
in collaboration with other sub-system engineering disciplines to
understand power, cooling, signal, and structural interfaces for
the landing gear system.
- Responsible for identifying existing and/or conceptual landing
gear systems to meet requirements, creating 3D models and layouts,
and performing trade studies to analyze the impact of integrating
proposed mechanisms systems onto aircraft, as well as identify main
driver variables that most significantly impact top level program
requirements.
- Responsible for supporting the supplier management team by
being the primary technical interface between NGAS and landing gear
supplier subject matter experts.
- Participate in internal program, customer and supplier
technical exchange meetings and formal program milestone reviews to
provide and/or obtain progress status updates.
- Provide technical guidance to, and coordinate with, multiple
engineering design teams, including the aircraft configuration
team, the structures team, sub-systems team, and supplier
management teams supporting the conceptual, preliminary, and detail
design and development of the aircraft.The successful candidate
will be a self-starter, well-organized with good problem-solving
skills, able to perform effectively despite concurrent work tasks
and will possess strong communication, leadership, team
coordination and mentoring skills. The successful candidate will
also thrive in the advanced design environment and be able to react
and quickly adapt to changes in aircraft configuration (including,
but not limited to, structural layouts, aircraft weight, landing
speeds, etc.) to identify existing and/or develop new landing gear
systems to satisfy program requirements. This role may be filled as
an Engineer (level 2) or Principal Engineer (level 3) based on the
qualifications outlined below. Basic Qualifications:
- Landing Gear Engineer - Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM
discipline AND 2 years of engineering experience
- Principal Landing Gear Engineer - Bachelor of Science degree in
a STEM discipline AND 5 years of engineering experience, OR
Master's degree AND 3 years of engineering experience
- Prior experience with aircraft landing gear systems and landing
gear design
- Prior experience with 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) software
applications
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret
clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.Preferred
Qualifications:
- Master's Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or
related discipline
- Active DoD secret clearance
- Expert knowledge of landing gear design including:
- Landing gear placement (both deployed and retracted
positions)
- Landing gear loads and preliminary sizing
- Shock struts
- Wheel and tire selection
- Braking systems
- Retraction and locking systems
- Landing gear door sequencing mechanisms
- Experience with Siemens NX CAD application, including NX Motion
module
- Familiarity with development of landing gear doors, door
actuation and door locks, as well as the development of in-flight
door opening mechanisms
- Familiarity with industry standard software application tools
such as Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Visio,
etc.), Adobe Acrobat, etc.
- Prior experience in leading a team of engineers
- Prior experience in coordinating with multiple Integrated
Product Teams (IPTs) within a dynamic program environment
- Experience with suppliers and supplier coordinationSalary
Range: $68,500 - $102,700Salary Range 2: $84,200 - $126,400The
above salary range represents a general guideline; however,
Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining
base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the
position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and
current market conditions.Employees may be eligible for a
discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are
designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow
employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President
or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In
addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including
health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings
plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation
and/or personal business.The application period for the job is
estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this
timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs
and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is
committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud
to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making
decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national
origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected
class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement,
please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a
government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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