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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.Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) has an immediate opportunity for a Staff Mechanical Engineer, supporting the Mission Systems organization. This is role encompassing technical competency, and team leadership. This position is in Apopka, FL. This position is to support and lead the mechanical design, integration, test, and production of laser and optical systems for handheld, ground, and airborne products.\nThe successful candidate will be lead Mechanical Engineer for the Department. The position requires a high level of competency in Mechanical Engineering. This candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, leadership, and technical capabilities. They must be a self-starter, able to efficiently operate in a team environment, and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish the team goals. The candidate will work closely with other developers, and multiple engineering disciplines.\nWhat you’ll get to do:\nContribute across multiple programs as Mechanical Engineer\nLead and mentor within a team of approximately 8-10 Mechanical Engineers\nRoles & Responsibilities:\nTechnical Leadership\nProvide technical oversight for engineering activities performed by the mechanical team. Candidate will help mentor a team of diverse engineering experiences.\nCandidate will be a thought leader of systems thinking and hardware engineering for both their team and the organization.\nPerform as a mechanical engineer to support programs and new business efforts. These tasks will include hardware development plans, hardware requirements development, hardware design, and hardware integration and test strategies. Hardware sub-disciplines include circuit card design, mechanical design and mechanical analysis, including the design and integration of these sub-assemblies into systems and subsystems.\nEngage and collaborate with program and functional organizations to obtain, understand, and interpret program resource needs to effectively meet program milestones.\nManage and maintain the day-to-day interfaces and communications between Program Management, Engineering Functionals, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain. Resolve issues spanning across Hardware Engineering functional area.\nFacilitate internal meetings to support design, production, and problem resolution.\nUtilize fundamental engineering principles to facilitate production and design changes within the project team that result in superior products within the program budget.\nPeople Leadership:\nProvide technical guidance and mentorship to more junior engineers to ensure projects in portfolio meet performance objectives\nEnsure adherence to Process and Procedures and providing guidance to the team.\nSupport organizational engineering initiatives\nBasic Qualifications:\nB.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering plus 12 years engineering experience, or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering with 10 years of engineering experience, or a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with 8 years of engineering experience\n3D CAD proficiency, NX, CREO, etc.\nProficient in basic theoretical calculations of Mechanical analysis (topics including stress, thermal and pressure)\nExperience leading mechanical design activities generating models, drawings, and bill of materials (BOMs) for production and development projects.\nExperience with ANSI Y14.5M GD&T specifications\nMechanical design and drawings of electro-optical systems\nUS Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance\nExperienced in Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) study\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster’s Degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, or a related STEM field\nExperience in design development of Optical, Rangefinder Receivers, Laser Diode Drivers, Electronic Warfare, Military, or Space Technologies\nExperience with TeamCenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) applications to generate Engineering Releases, Engineering Changes, and Problem Reports.\nExperience with military design and test specifications\nExperience in Additive Manufacturing of mechanical parts\nExperience supporting the integration of complex laser and optical-mechanical prototypes\nProficient in reading technical/engineering drawings or documents\nExperience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) structural and/or thermal\nANSYS and/or IcePak\nOutstanding written and verbal communications skills\nUnderstanding of Earned Value Management\nExperience in Proposal Writing\nCurrent Secret Clearance\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $139,000.00 - $208,600.00The 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.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. 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