Aeronautical Engineer

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking an Aeronautical Engineer – Subsystem Design Engineer to join their team in El Segundo or Palmdale, CA. This role requires a self-starter familiar with an Integrated Product Team construct.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site. No remote or hybrid work is available.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop subsystem components (avionics, control surfaces, propulsion interfaces, environmental systems) meeting performance, weight, and reliability requirements.
• Translate system-level requirements into detailed subsystem specifications, interfaces, and engineering drawings.
• Perform trade studies, engineering analyses, and simulations (stress, aeroelasticity, thermal, vibration) to validate subsystem concepts and support design decisions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including schematics, bills of materials, test plans, and verification matrices.
• Support integration and interface activities with other engineering disciplines to ensure subsystem compatibility and compliance.
• Plan, execute, and analyze subsystem-level tests (bench, hardware-in-the-loop, environmental) and resolve design deficiencies through corrective actions.
• Contribute to configuration management, design reviews, risk assessments, and continuous improvement activities to ensure producible, maintainable subsystem designs.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Proficiency with CAD and drafting tools (e.g., CATIA, NX, SolidWorks) and creation of engineering drawings and BOMs.
• Strong knowledge of requirements development and management practices and tools.
• Experience with subsystem test planning, execution, troubleshooting, and hardware-in-the-loop or bench testing.
• Familiarity with manufacturing/producibility considerations, design for maintainability, and configuration management processes.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR).
• Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Qualifications

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Experience integrating avionics, flight control electronics, sensors, or actuators.
• Proficiency with MBSE and simulation.
• Familiarity with certification processes.
• Experience performing engineering analyses and simulations (structural, thermal, vibration, aeroelastic) using tools such as Nastran, Ansys, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Proficiency in 3-dimensional, constraint based, design systems, CATIA or NX.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Teamcenter or CPLM.