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Northrop Grumman

Mechanical Engineer, Principal Mechanical Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Mechanical Engineer providing on-site support for equipment integration and testing at Northrop Grumman. Collaborating with diverse teams to enhance military flightline operations and testing.

Posted 7/3/2026full-timeEdwards AFB • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $83,400 - $125,200 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in equipment integration and testing within the aerospace sector, with a strong focus on aligning test operations with flight test organizations and providing engineering assessments. Holds a relevant STEM degree and possesses the necessary security clearances for sensitive military operations.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Bachelor's Degree In STEMActive US Government Secret ClearanceExperience Testing Ground Support EquipmentExperience Working On Active FlightlineAbility To Obtain SAP Clearance

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Hard Skills
Equipment IntegrationTest Operations PlanningEngineering AssessmentTest Result AnalysisGround Support Equipment Testing
Certifications & Qualifications
Active US Government Secret ClearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) Clearance
Industry Keywords
AerospaceMilitary AircraftFlight Test OrganizationEngineering ManagementCustomer Briefing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • The candidate will be assigned to the Product Support organization as the on-site support equipment integration and test lead.
  • They will plan, coordinate, and conduct test operations for the respective equipment.
  • The candidate will align support equipment test targets with the flight test organization, NGAS test team, support equipment responsible engineer (RE), and on-site customer representatives.
  • They will provide engineering assessment and test results to support equipment management and will support the customer briefing for final approval.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Must have a Bachelor's in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 2 years of engineering experience OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 0 years of engineering experience.
  • Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Electrical, Computer Science, Mechanical, Aerospace, Physics, Mathematics or related technical discipline preferred.
  • Experience working on an active flightline.
  • Current Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
  • Experience testing and/or using ground support equipment or tooling on military aircraft.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business