
Principal Engineer CAD CAM
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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 โ 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 Space Systems is seeking a Computer Aided Design (CAD) Computer Aided Modeling (CAM) Engineer to join our diverse and talented engineering organization in support of our National Defense as part of our radar system development programs. Join an exciting and diverse organization as we embark on solving complex and novel engineering challenges. As the CAD/CAM engineer you will support the technical engineering drawing and drafting team to develop and maintain the radar systems configuration baseline and support technical data. The successful candidate should be detailed oriented, be able to work collaboratively with multi-disciplined teams, and have a proven track record of accurately documenting and maintaining a configuration baseline.ย
Duties include:
Create and maintain engineering drawings, specifications, and as-built documentation
Check completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning
Identify design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommend revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.
Support the overall Production Lifecycle Management System
Basic Qualifications
Active Secret clearance required at the time of application
BS with 5+ years of experience; MS with 3+ years of experience; OR PhD with 1+ years of experience
Ability to travel up to 10%
Experience with 3D CAD modeling software packages, including NX, Creo, and/or SolidWorks
Experience with the generation and creation of engineering drawings compliant to ASME standards
Experience with Indentured part list generation and drawing tree levels of indenture
Experience with establishment and maintaining of a system configuration baseline
Understanding of mechanical design principles, analysis, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
Experience with production lifecycle management systems to manage product and CAD data such as Siemens Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, or ARAS
Ability to perform project engineering type functions for a small group of engineers (task management, customer interactions, working with program management to address schedules and work scope)
Ability to present and articulate complex designs to both internal and external customers
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Excellent time management and organizational skill
Able to focus on the micro and macro details of a complex system of systems
Preferred Qualifications
Active TS/SCI clearance
Bachelors of Science in STEM Field
Experience with Siemens Teamcenter for managing products and CAD data
Experience working to conclusion design drawings and specifications across the entire product development life cycle
Experience/knowledge working design verification and verification reporting
Experience designing and modeling mechanical hardware interfaces (such as mounting bracketry)
Experience with cable management and cable assembly requirements for RF and fiber optic applications
Experience with integrated electrical systems setup, testing and issue resolution
Experience integrating instrumentation (mechanical and electrical) including electrical checkout of sensors and data acquisition hardware
Knowledge of test design and execution
Work experience in a government contracting environment
Experience in USAF/DoD radar systems
Experience with USAF Technical Orders
Experience with AGILE, SCRUM, DevOps, etc
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Job Details
- Category
- Mechanical
- Employment Type
- Full time
- Location
- Colorado Springs, CO, United States
- Posted
- Jan 18, 2026, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 19, 2026, 01:27 PM
- Compensation
- $94,200 - $141,200 per year
About Northrop Grumman
Part of the growing space industry ecosystem pushing humanity toward interplanetary exploration.
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