Category: EngineeringLocation: Linthicum, MarylandUS Citizenship Required for this Position: YesClearance Type: SecretTelecommute: Yes -May Consider Occasional/Part Time Teleworking for this positionShift: 1st ShiftTravel Required: Yes, 10 % of the TimePositions Available: 1Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Working in Northrop Grumman's Enterprise Services organization means making a direct contribution to mission projects that keep our homeland safe, expanding the boundaries of possibility and reshaping the world we live in. The Engineering Environment Development & Support (EEDS) organization is seeking a Multidisciplinary Tools Support Engineer to join our team of talented and diverse group dedicated to support and innovate in the area of Computer Aided Design & Engineering (CAD/CAE). This position is located in Linthicum, MD, and can be hired as a Principal (T03) or Sr. Principal Engineer (T04), depending upon the individuals experience and education. The Multidisciplinary Tools Support Engineer will be involved in multidisciplinary research and collaborate with design and/or product line engineers in the design, development, and utilization of software to model a representation of components, modules, or complete products for various applications. The candidate should be self-motivated and detail-oriented with experience working with Mechanical and Electrical CAD simulation and analysis tools. Responsibilities include:A cents € cents Determine user needs and advise on characteristics that affect software systems such as storage capacity, processing speed, and input/output requirementsA cents € cents Research and collaborate with engineers in the utilization of mechanical/electrical product and process simulation software to simulate the characteristics and parameters of products under operating environmentA cents € cents Research capabilities of different tool suites and make recommendationsA cents € cents Provide technical support to application users, working with subject matter experts as neededA cents € cents Perform tool interoperability and integration testingA cents € cents Perform client/network installation and configuration of applicationsA cents € cents Design and develop utility programs and scripts for automation and deploymentA cents € cents Prepare user instructions and document processesA cents € cents Provide basic applications and workflow training to users as neededA cents € cents Support Sector/Corporate Digital Transformation initiatives/goalsBasic Qualifications for a Principal (T03 Level) A cents € cents Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience; 3 years with a Master's degreeA cents € cents Fundamental understanding of mechanics for structural, thermal and CFD analysisA cents € cents Experience with CAD systems like NX, SolidWorks or Creo to create 3D modelsA cents € cents Experience with any, and/or all of these 3D Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools for structural, thermal and CFD analysis, including (but not limited to): o ANSYS Mechanical o ANSYS Fluent o ANSYS Icepak o Autodesk CFD o STAR-CCM+ o CFD++ o Simcenter 3D Structural/Thermal o Hypermesh/Abaqus o Patran/Nastran o TeamcenterA cents € cents Demonstrated understanding of electronics for schematics reviewsA cents € cents Proven experience working in Linux environmentA cents € cents Computer skills, including writing batch files and Linux shell scripts; familiarity with registry and environment variablesBasic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal (T04 Level) requires the demonstrated experience above, and at least 9 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 7 years of experience with a Master's degree. Preferred Qualifications: A cents € cents Extensive experience with such tools as ANSYS Mechanical, Icepak, Fluent, Nastran, SINDA, Thermal Desktop, Patran, Simcenter 3D, FEMAP, Matlab, etc.A cents € cents Experience with MetaGraphics, Keysight ADS, ANSYS HFSS, etc.A cents € cents Experience with Simulation Process Data Management applications like Teamcenter TC4Sim, ANSYS Minerva, Aras SPDM, etc.A cents € cents Experience with Model-Based Engineering tools as Cameo and DOORS; familiarity with SySML and/or UMLA cents € cents Experience with Agile/collaborative tools as Jira and ConfluenceA cents € cents .NET programming experienceA cents € cents NX Open experienceA cents € cents Python programming experienceA cents € cents Experience with providing technical support in an engineering environmentNorthrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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