Staff CFD Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Redondo Beach
Posted on: April 7, 2026

Job Description:

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: SAP 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 Staff Aeronautical Engineer with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) expertise to join our Aeronautic Systems Flight Sciences and Vehicle Engineering team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Southern California at our El Segundo and Redondo Beach Facilities. Our team works with experienced engineers, supporting sophisticated analysis of aeronautic flight vehicles. We engineer the latest military aircraft. Would you like to work on the cutting edge of aeronautic systems? Work in a dynamic fast paced multi-discipline team? Responsibilities: • Serve as Lead CFD engineer for store separation design and analysis, and aero-propulsion analysis for multiple programs • Coordinate across disciplines, including: Configuration, Aerodynamics, Mass Properties, test engineering, weapons integration teams • Liaison with Internal and External Customers/Vendors • Generate detailed complex meshes appropriate for moving geometry analysis (Structured and Unstructured). • Run simulations (Prescribe motion and fill 6DOF). • Post-process result (Images, Movies, Quantitative data), prepare and present finding to team and upper level management. • Provide insight and interpretation of flow features, issues impacting design, and design improvement recommendations. Lead and coordinate design trade studies as needed. Our team enjoys a significantly diverse range of assignments and collaborates with many Northrop Grumman teams to provide innovative solutions to complex and exciting problems. We are part of the analysis engineering organization, and work closely with the Flight Sciences and Vehicle Engineering organization, research & development engineers to provide state-of-the-art solutions to the most engaging problems. We are currently supporting both unclassified and classified programs. We work a 9/80 work week, which gives us every other Friday off to pursue passions outside the office. Travel is up to 10%, all within the continental US and typically involves a 2-3 day trip once per year. Northrop Grumman offers a full suite of benefits to our employees. We are regularly voted among the top companies for work life balance. Our Southern California locations of El Segundo and Redondo Beach are surrounded by the beautiful beaches, access to nearby mountains, deserts, and diverse museums and culinary food options. Which provide numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation. Do you enjoy skiing, hiking, or biking? Picture yourself in Southern California! Basic Qualifications for Staff Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor’s of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) field and 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; or 8 Years with PhD of applicable engineering experience Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Education). Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance Knowledge of or industry experience with safe store separation CFD analysis Knowledge of or experience with fluid flow analysis Knowledge of or experience Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis software, pre-processing software and post processing software Experience as a CFD technical lead Preferred Qualifications: Current DoD Top Secret Security Clearance and SAP clearances Experience with following CFD softwares: NASA OVERFLOW, NASA Chimera toolkit, NASA FUN3D, Python, SUGGAR, Pointwise, Tecplot Experience with structured and unstructured CFD tools Safe Separation analysis experience, safe separation test experience Demonstrated ability to lead a team of multi-disciplined engineers Demonstrated ability to breakdown and outbrief complex data sets Demonstrated experience briefing leadership and developing roadmaps Demonstrated ability to train and mentor other engineers Demonstrated experience managing or developing cost, schedule and technical requirements for programs Primary Level Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00 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.

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