Senior Staff Engineer – Rocket Motor Assembly, Integration

Northrop Grumman

Senior Rocket Motor Assembly & Integration Subject Matter Expert at Northrop Grumman. Leading design and integration efforts for critical aerospace projects with a focus on innovation and technical excellence.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeMagna • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $166,500 - $249,700 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead D&A Preliminary Design Review Board and ensure robust, vetted designs.
Conduct PEER reviews of components, motors, and vehicles as the Integration SME.
Mentor and coordinate Integration SMEs across components to guarantee proper hand offs, validation, and certification.
Lead igniter design and performance analysis for all programs.
Develop and enforce D&A operating standards, including command media, checklists, and training.
Lead the homeroom team responsible for igniter design, integration, and rocket motor assembly
Support mechanical and integration design for Commercial, Strategic, NASA, and IR&D projects.
Author test requirements, plans, reports, and perform tolerance and trade off analyses.
Draft requirement specifications and verification reports.
Lead hardware design, configuration drawing, and model release for three new programs from concept through production, presenting at all milestone reviews.
Lead failure evaluation efforts on three products/processes, documenting findings and implementing corrective actions.
Lead static test motor or component testing on three occasions, producing test plans, supporting the test, conducting post fire assessments, and authoring test reports.
Produce at least five Design Analysis Reports (DARs), structural and tolerance analyses, trade studies, and verification documentation; create interface artifacts (IICDs, ICDs, N² matrices) for five programs.
Establish and disseminate five new command media topics that capture best practices and lessons learned for hardware design and analysis.
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering with 14 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 12 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 10 years of professional experience.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
Strong understanding of solid rocket motor design, manufacture, and test.
Advanced degree (MS, ME) is preferred.
Proficiency with Siemens NX modeling.
Strong background in integration design, and structural analysis.
Experience designing mechanical brackets and leading multidisciplinary teams.
Knowledge of ballistics, grain design analysis, loads, and environmental analysis.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and GD&T tolerance analysis.
Excellent written/oral communication, time management, and organizational abilities.

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

solid rocket motor designmechanical designstructural analysistolerance analysisfailure evaluationtest planningdesign analysis reportsintegration designcommand media developmentmechanical bracket design

Soft Skills

mentoringcoordinationcommunicationtime managementorganizational abilities

Certifications

U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance