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Sr/Principal Structural Engineer - Multi-Body Dynamics

Northrop Grumman
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 2 years
Location

Dulles, VA 20166, US

Salary

$59.9 - $71.88 per hour

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Northrop Grumman is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer with a focus on Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD) to join their team in Dulles, Virginia.
  • The position requires a graduate degree in a STEM discipline along with 5+ years of experience for the Principal level or 9+ years for the Senior Principal level.
  • Candidates should have expertise in space vehicle dynamics, structural design, and the ability to work with complex simulation and test data.
  • Preferred qualifications include a PhD in Engineering, active Top Secret clearance, and experience with Simcenter 3D and Matlab/Simulink.
  • This role offers the opportunity to work on revolutionary systems that impact lives worldwide and contribute to groundbreaking technological advancements.

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. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.




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