RF Payload Mechanical Engineer - Level 1/2 - Dulles

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time ## Description 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. Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a RF Payload Mechanical Engineer – Level 1 or Level 2 located in Dulles, VA, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Northrop Grumman Space Systems Division designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our main products include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures. Northrop Grumman Space Systems Division is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to assist a team of mechanical engineers to perform mechanical, systems, mechanisms, and design engineering tasks on one or more spacecraft systems or subsystems. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: * Reading and interpreting RF system block diagrams. * Layout of RF equipment on spacecraft payload panels. * Working with RF equipment such as test couplers, filters, muliplexers, high power amplifiers (ex. TWTA, SSPAs), etc. * Design of waveguide and coaxial cable networks that connect RF equipment. * Ensure RF equipment meets mechanical environments for which they will reside. Work with Mechanical Analysis team to meet compliance. * Work with RF engineering on overall design and layout of RF equipment on spacecraft to ensure compliance at system level. * Write or contribute to performance specifications w.r.t mechanical requirements. * Reviewing component supplier drawings and models. * Perform detailed design tasks using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and other software tools to develop and document designs. * Interfacing and communicating with customers, program and functional management, RF engineers and other spacecraft engineering disciplines, and component suppliers. * Be self-motivated and provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems under limited supervision. * Skills include, but not limited to, Computer Aided Design (CAD), knowledge of Geometric Dimension and Tolerancing (GD&T), 3D Printing, Design for Manufacturing, and Mechanics of Metallic and Composite Materials, Antenna and Reflector Design. * Other duties as assigned If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! This position can be filled at either a Level 1 or Level 2. Basic Qualifications for Level 1: * Bachelor’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance * Ability to...