As part of the Sentinel AVE Loads & Environments team, your technical expertise and analytical prowess will play a vital role in thermal analysis, including Thermal Protection System (TPS) design/sizing, Transient Heat Transfer Simulations, and Active Cooling Analysis. This position invites a forward-thinking professional who is eager to tackle complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions that advance the future of thermodynamics for the Sentinel Program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 401k Educational Assistance Life Insurance Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions Paid Time Off Health & Wellness Resources Employee Discounts Principal Engineer: 5 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD Sr. Principal Engineer: 8 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Year with PhD Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent disciplines (e.g. systems engineering, aerodynamics, stress analysis, design, test) in a highly integrated team environment Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulation Experience with finite element method or finite difference method thermal analysis software (Thermal Desktop, and Ansys) Basic knowledge of Heat Transfer methods and principles Experience modeling with commercial finite element modeling software (Femap/Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, etc) Experience working with a team that shares models, performs peer reviews, configuration management Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college/university Experience working strategic or tactical missile programs Experience with high performance computing, management of large sets of data. Experience with Thermal Desktop Experience with Integrated System Level Thermal Models and/or Component/Unit Level Thermal Models Experience Correlating Thermal Models to Test Data DoD Secret Clearance (or higher)