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Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Engineer, Propulsion

Northrop Grumman

Sr. Principal Engineer designing propulsion systems focusing on air-breathing propulsion technologies.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timePalm Beach Gardens • Florida, Maryland, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,300 - $193,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Perform mechanical design of one or more moderately complex structural components and functional systems of company products
  • Analyze requirements for materials, structural components, or functional systems
  • Oversee and guide work performed by junior engineers
  • Evaluate completed design with supervisor and other technical groups and make modifications necessary to achieve an ideal design

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Requires Bachelors in STEM plus at least 8 years of design experience or Master’s Degree in STEM and at least 6 years of design experience or a PhD in STEM and at least 4 years of design experience
  • Prior experience guiding and mentoring lower-level engineers
  • Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
  • Proficiency with Siemens NX

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

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Hard Skills & Tools
mechanical designstructural components designfunctional systems designmaterials analysisdesign evaluationmodification of designs
Soft Skills
guiding junior engineersmentoringcollaborationcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in STEMMaster's degree in STEMPhD in STEMSecret Clearance