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Staff Optomechanical Engineer - 5

Northrop GrummanChandler, AZFull-time$0.00 - $0.00

This engineer will work within a multidisciplinary Electro-Optics and seeker development team supporting both prototype and flight hardware. Responsibilities include creating precision optical mounts and structures, building detailed CAD models and drawings, performing STOP and SILOS analyses, and supporting environmental testing and design correlation. The position also involves technical leadership through design reviews, troubleshooting, root-cause investigations, error-budget development, and communication with program and customer stakeholders. It is suited to an experienced mechanical, optical, or physics professional with extensive aerospace or defense experience and a strong background in precision optomechanical systems. Candidates must be comfortable working across engineering and manufacturing functions and hold an active, in-scope U.S. DoD Secret clearance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of relevant experience, or equivalent advanced-degree experienceActive U.S. DoD Secret clearance that is current and within scopeExtensive optomechanical or precision electromechanical design and integration experienceExpertise in structural, thermal, STOP, and SILOS analysis, preferably using ANSYSProficiency with 3D CAD tools such as NX, Creo, or SolidWorksStrong technical communication, design review, and stakeholder presentation skills
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