
Engineer or Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Liaison Engineering (MRB) - 4/10 1st Shift
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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.Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Aeronautical Engineer or Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) to join our team of qualified diverse individuals.
This position will be located at Palmdale, CA and is assigned to a 1st shift 4/10 schedule (Monday-Thursday).
Selected candidate must be willing to work extended shifts, weekends, and holidays as required to meet program schedule and objectives. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. In this role, you will be assessing and dispositioning non-conformances as they occur in our test environment. The selected candidate will author detailed engineering direction as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles in order to ensure the integrity of the final product.
Key responsibilities include:
Act as engineering authority for non-conformances
Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment
Coordinate with a team of multiple disciplines engineers to determine effective solutions to defects that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives
Basic knowledge of subsystems (electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems) installations, composite structures, & metallic structures
Maintain integrity of the Material Review Board (MRB) process and engineering authority
Some of the tools you'll be using are NX, VisPro, MES, and TeamCenter
This position can be filled at either the Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) OR Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) level, depending upon the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications for Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB):
Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline
Ability to obtain and maintain an Active DoD Secret Clearance. This must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB):
Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience.
Ability to obtain and maintain an Active DoD Secret Clearance. This must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:
Previous or current MRB Liaison Engineer signature authority.
Experience with TeamCenter and NX, Visualization Professional, or other CAD program
Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
Experience with Model Based Engineering (MBE) (3-D model engineering definition)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, leadership, and problem-solving abilities
In-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance
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Job Details
- Category
- Aerospace Engineering
- Employment Type
- Full time
- Location
- 4125 Palm Avenue, Palmdale, CA 93551, US
- Posted
- Dec 17, 2025, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 5, 2026, 12:35 AM
- Last updated
- Jan 8, 2026, 10:11 AM
- Compensation
- $91,800 - $137,600 per year
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