**Requisition ID: R10176840**

+ **Category:** Engineering

+ **Location:** Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States of America | Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, United States of America

+ **Clearance Type:** Secret

+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position

+ **Shift:** 1st Shift (United States of America)

+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time

+ **Positions Available:** 1

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Our Advanced Test & Support Solutions (ATSS) group is seeking a **Principal Engineering Design Checker** to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals in Oklahoma City, OK and Tinker Air Force Base. You will become part of a Northrop Grumman team of professionals who are actively developing Custom Testing Solutions and Specialized Support Equipment for the B-2 Stealth Bomber and LGM-35A Sentinel Missile platforms.

**Responsibilities:**

+ Examines engineering drawings and related documents for:

+ Soundness, efficiency, and simplicity in design

+ Completeness, clarity, and dimensional accuracy

+ Correctness of materials and processes

+ Conformity to design/drafting standards, design specifications, and practicability

+ Economy of fabrication, assembly, and installation

+ Administration and management of Engineering Drawing database(s)

+ Investigate Engineering Design Center (EDC) systems and applications issues; determine appropriate course of action to provide, improve or restore systems’ functionality; recommend procurement of EDC hardware and/or software solutions when necessary

+ Analyze, install, and test software applications for both new and existing EDC systems.

+ Coordination with engineering manager(s) to ensure product technical data packages meet project schedule commitments

+ Coordinate between several internal and external stakeholder groups (Engineers, Designers, Technicians, CM, QA, System Test, Computer / IT Operations, etc.) to achieve contractual commitments

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Must have a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience; OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD with 0 years of related experience

+ Ability to listen effectively, take direction, and possess initiative to accomplish assigned tasks and complete work in a timely fashion

+ Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications

+ Familiar with ASME Y14 engineering drawing standards

+ Familiar with MIL-STD-31000 technical data packages

+ Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a DoD SECRET security clearance & special program access

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Active DoD SECRET or higher security clearance with investigation in the last five (5) years

+ Active Program clearance

+ Familiar with IPC Standards

+ Experience in Drafting, Design, and/or analyzing Technical Documents

+ Experience in Configuration Management or Quality Assurance

+ Experience in 3D CAD Modeling

+ Experience in Manufacturing, Build, or Assembly of mechanical or electrical systems

+ Experience in Aerospace or Defense industry

+ Experience with any of the following CAD Software Tools and Data Management Products: CATIA, SolidWorks Mechanical/PDM, Siemens NX/Capital, SEE Electrical Expert, Microsoft Visio, National Instruments LabView, SmarTeam, Team Center

**Salary Range:** $72,600 - $108,800

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.