
Mechanical Design Engineer – (EEEP02/EEEP03)
San Diego, CAJob$92–171K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Mechanical Design Engineer in San Diego to create and release mechanical and electrical design documentation for ground equipment, cable routing, and hardware assemblies. The role supports engineering changes, audits, production and development, and hardware integration and troubleshooting. The position may be filled at Level 2 or Level 3 based on qualifications and requires the ability to obtain and maintain government clearances.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Mechanical Design Engineer – (EEEP02/EEEP03) to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in San Diego, CA.
In this role you will be responsible for generating 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of ground equipment and cable routing using vendor-provided and custom CAD data, building 3D COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assemblies, using CATIA V5, and generating and releasing Hardware, Interconnect, and Schematic drawing packages with drawing release through the Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool.
Key Responsibilities:
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Generate 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of ground equipment and cable routing using vendor provided and custom CAD data.
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3D COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assemblies
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CAD Software: CATIA V5
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Generate and release Hardware, Interconnect and Schematic drawing packages.
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Drawing release through Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool
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Provide technical support in the development of formal Change Requests progressing through program review boards.
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Support customer audits of engineering documentation and system configurations.
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Provide engineering support for production and development activities including integration of hardware and software.
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Member of responsible engineers supporting hardware development in Triton labs
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Support development of new hardware design recommendations for iterative IFC4 builds.
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Investigate integration findings, perform audits, hardware installation, hardware failure analysis & replacement.
This position requires outstanding written and oral communications skills. Individual will be required to serve as either a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer.
Individual must be able to work under only general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions; must be able to work both within a team environment and independently; must be self-motivated, thorough, and detailed; and must be willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. 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.
Position may be filled at either level based on qualifications below
Basic Qualification Level 2:
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience.
Basic Qualification for Level 3:
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience.
Basic Qualifications for Both Levels:
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Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
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Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance
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Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
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Experience generating 3D CAD models for ground support equipment, cable routing, and rack assemblies
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Hands-on experience with CATIA V5 for 3D modeling and drafting
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Experience creating COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assembly drawings
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Must have ability to occasionally work odd shifts including nights and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications:
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3D CAD experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools such as Teamcenter.
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An active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00
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.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Job Category: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 753 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 1, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$92–171K/yr
- California median$125–171K/yr155 salary ranges
- US median$104–156K/yr466 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $131K, is 12% below the California median midpoint ($150K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Design Engineer salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 195 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs in California and 753 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Mechanical Design Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 638 postings).
- Education
- 483 of the 753 open Mechanical Design Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 1, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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