2025 Structural Analysis Test Engineer
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
|---|---|
| Location | Dulles, VA, USA |
| Salary | $74000 – $134200 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
- Be majoring in or having majored in a Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- Ability to perform structural engineering tasks associated with analysis, design, and/or testing of structures.
- Experience with at least one of the following Mechanical Analysis tools: NX FEMAP/NASTRAN, ABAQUS, HYPERMESH. (Equivalent spacecraft structural analysis tools may be considered on a case by case basis).
- Experience utilizing MATLAB
- Be completing or has completed their Master’s Degree from an accredited institution.
- Experience with at least one of the following Mechanical Analysis tools such as NX FEMAP/NASTRAN, ABAQUS, HYPERMESH, HEEDS, SIMCENTER 3D and SIMCENTER TESTLAB. (Equivalent spacecraft structural analysis tools may be considered on a case-by-case basis).
Responsibilities
- Performing static and dynamic structure analysis.
- Reviewing requirements for materials, structure systems & subsystems.
- Selecting appropriate technical information and data from applicable products.
- Determining the technical principles involved, identifying the design path forward and computing the engineering characteristics to ensure consistency with the specifications design needs and requirements of space applications.
- Releasing results as ‘technical documents’ after review by the senior members of the team.
- Developing innovative solutions and elaborating on design concepts.
- Evaluating completed designs with supervisor and other technical groups, and making modifications necessary to achieve the most ideal design.
- Developing, coordinating, and conducting test programs required to evaluate design work.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated leadership experience, preferably on university sponsored design projects or clubs.
- Experience with spacecraft or subsystem static/dynamic testing
- Minimum overall GPA of 3.7
- Experience with Structural Analysis of Dynamic Test Fixtures & Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE)
- Experience with one or more of the following types of testing: static load testing, sine/random vibration, mechanical shock testing, vibro-acoustic testing, and dynamics/kinematics testing
- Experience with Static/Dynamics Test Planning & Execution (Test Director Role)
- The ability to take initiative and coordinate planning of tests with multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders
- The ability to create and maintain detailed and accurate test schedules and to coordinate test support in a fast-paced and changing environment
- Experience with preparing and presenting comprehensive Test Readiness Review (TRR) packages
- Experience with troubleshooting efforts, failure investigations, and implementation of lessons learned related to testing
- Test/Analysis Finite Element Model (FEM) correlation experience.
- Experience with test data analysis tools (Simcenter Testlab)
- Active Top Secret security clearance.