Provide/lead the development of acoustic, shock and vibration environments and loads to support systems and component design, validation testing and structural margin verification, by applying combinations of dynamic test data and analysis Provide/lead structural dynamic analysis simulation and modeling efforts to support design activities across all Northrop Grumman, Propulsion System and Controls product lines. These simulations include development of structural/dynamic models, gridding, selection of boundary conditions and constraints, selection of applicable material properties, selection of appropriate simulation code and methodology, and performing model validation Key responsibilities for this position include taking a lead role in developing analysis methodologies, interpretation of test and analytical results, and recommendation for design improvement Preparation of technical reports and presentations of work product to both internal and external customers Provide system level test support including making technical assessments of test hardware and test data Lead analytical services in support of failure investigations: developing fault trees, developing approaches, and providing analytical efforts to assess fault causes Assist project team in design of experiments testing to provide necessary data to validate detailed analyses Form close working relationships with internal and external customer technical community and specific customer technical points of contact Develop analytical approaches to assist in the resolution of unique structural issues. Assist in design of test articles to provide necessary data for full scale applications Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering plus twelve years of related experience or Master's Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering plus ten years of related experience or PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering plus eight years of related experience. Significant experience in modeling with FEA software (ABAQUS, NASTRAN, ANSYS, FEMAP, Wave6 or equivalent) Programming skills in Matlab, Simulink or Python Experience with shock and vibration testing and analysis Demonstrated ability to prepare and present analytical results in both oral and written formats Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, presentation, and critical thinking skills Comfortable in team and lead roles Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Power Point) Current Active Security Clearance Prior experience in solid rocket motor design and analysis Experience using NX solid modeling software Strong experience developing Matlab scripts to process dynamic data Experience performing structural dynamics analysis on flight vehicles Applicable experience in performing analysis incorporating isotropic, orthotropic, hyper-elastic materials, and measured damping properties in linear and non-linear dynamic analyses Modal test and model correlation experience Vibroacoustic analysis experience Experience with component loads development following aerospace practices Familiar with SMC-S-016 and/or NASA 7000 series standards Experience calculating fatigue damage accumulation in response to dynamic environments Personal poise, demonstrated ability to prepare and present analytical results in both oral and written formats Critical thinking skills, logical approaches, attention to detail