Sr/Principal Structural Engineer - Multi-Body Dynamics - TS required

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. This position is for the Structural Analysis Engineer with emphasis in Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD), reporting to MBD/Analysis manager. The successful candidate will be a part of the growing team of MBD engineers who are responsible for motion simulations of various on-orbit servicing and robotics operations, as well as detailed kinematics simulations of underlying mechanical/mechatronics systems. Essential Functions: As a MBD engineer, he/she will use expert knowledge of MBD, as well as structural dynamics, to provide design guidance to the programs and systems/subsystems engineering teams. The assignment might also involve testing of prototypes and flight hardware, and simulation model correlations. The job will require strong understanding of computational methods and ability to process and produce reliable interpretations of complex simulation/test data. The assignments will also include Finite Element Analysis tasks (stress/strength, vibration, and loads analyses). As an expert of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), the candidate's tasks, up to 10% of the total work hours, might involve maintenance/deployment of engineering applications and computational resources, including specialized computational desktops and servers. The physical job location is Dulles, Virginia. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. Basic Qualifications: This is a dual requisition and can be filled at the Principal Structural Engineer level or Sr. Principal Structural Engineer. Qualifications for each level listed below. Basic Qualifications for Principal Structural Engineer 3: ABET accredited Graduate Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline along with 5+ Years' experience OR an ABET Masters Degree with 3 Years of experience OR a PhD Degree in a STEM discipline.. Demonstrated excellence in a space vehicle dynamics/kinematics field such as structural design, stress analysis, materials, and/or vehicle dynamics. You must also be able to obtain and maintain all required security clearances and program specific accesses. Active Top Secret clearance at time of application Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Structural Engineer 4: ABET accredited Graduate Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline along with 9+ Years' experience OR an ABET Masters Degree with 7 Years' experience OR a PhD Degree in a STEM discipline with 4 years' of experience. Demonstrated excellence in a space vehicle dynamics/kinematics field such as structural design, stress analysis, materials, and/or vehicle dynamics. You must also be able to obtain and maintain all required security clearances and program specific accesses. Active Top Secret clearance at time of application Preferred Qualifications: ABET accredited PhD Degree in Engineering. 3 years of space system simulation engineering experience. Demonstrated success in leadership/management roles. Experience with Simcenter 3D Motion simulation tool. Experience in controller modeling using Matlab/Simulink.