
Propulsion Engineer : Level 2/3
Chandler, AZJob$79–148K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Propulsion Engineer for its Energetics Engineering team in Chandler, Arizona. The engineer will analyze, design, and test propulsion-related components and systems, develop designs and specifications, conduct trade studies, and work with internal and external customers and suppliers. The role is offered at Level 2 or Level 3, with different education and experience paths for each level.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
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.
The Energetics Engineering team in the Mechanical and Energetics Department is hiring for a Propulsion Engineer : Level 2/3 located in Chandler, Arizona.
Essential Functions:
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Perform analysis, design, and test of one or more moderately complex ordnance, pneumatics, and motor components
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Analyze requirements for materials, structural components, or functional systems
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Select applicable analytical data from previous products, determine the technical principles involved, mathematically define the problem and compute the engineering characteristics consistent with the specifications, design needs, and requirements of other portions of the product
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Develop original ideas and elaborate on preliminary design concepts, evaluate completed design with other technical groups, and make modification necessary to achieve the most ideal design
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Develop component drawings and specifications to procure, test and validate components for flight in accordance with engineering design standards
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Interface with the various internal, and external program customers and suppliers to provide optimized solutions from the various constraining parameters ensuring engineering requirements are met and component procurements meet program needs
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Perform complex engineering design, development and analysis of propulsion components and systems
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Conduct trade studies and evaluate alternative designs
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Anticipate customer needs and find innovative ways to provide for those needs
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Originate and develop constructive ideas to consistently look for ways to modify or change existing methods or processes to improve outcomes
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Identify options to solve problems and find the optimal solution by consider cost, technical and schedule impacts
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Develop and present materials for project related briefings including design reviews to be given to internal and external customers
Basic Qualifications for Level 2:
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Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience
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Ability to obtain a US Government Secret Security clearance
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Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to large customer community
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Ability to solve problems, lead troubleshooting efforts, drive tasks to completion
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Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and juggle multiple concurrent projects and priorities
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Ability to travel 10%
Basic Qualifications for Level 3:
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Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with 1 year of related engineering experience
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Ability to obtain a US Government Secret Security clearance
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Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to large customer community
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Ability to solve problems, lead troubleshooting efforts, drive tasks to completion
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Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and juggle multiple concurrent projects and priorities
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Ability to travel 10%
Preferred Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering
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Product development experience
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Ordnance, pneumatic, or motor testing experience
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Configuration change management experience
Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00
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 7,535 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$79–148K/yr
- Arizona median$95–160K/yr78 salary ranges
- US median$106–160K/yr4,494 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $113K, is 10% below the Arizona median midpoint ($126K) — in the middle half of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in Arizona.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 150 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in Arizona and 7,535 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,224 postings).
- Education
- 5,297 of the 7,535 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (70%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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