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# Technical Hardware Lead

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Roy, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $139,000.0 - $208,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 3d Models, Network Interface Controllers, Siemens NX, SC Clearance
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_ngrum5-R10253749

## About the Role

The ideal candidate is a team player; but also, a strong independent contributor with strong leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach. **Basic Qualifications:** + Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related STEM field + Minimum of 12 years of relevant expereince + U.S. citizen + Active Secret clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years + Experience working with Electrical Engineering Teams + Experience working with Aerothermal teams and Aerodynamicists + Experience understanding, organizing, distributing and status tasking + Experience balancing cost, technical, and schedule in coordination with Program Management + Experience creating and releasing mechanical product definition packages (PDPs) + Knowledge of typical aerospace
manufacturing processes and designing for manufacturability + Experience designing air vehicle structures + Experience developing mechanical interfaces and creating Interface Control Models (ICMs) + Proficiency with GD&T following ASME Y14.5 + Experience managing large system CAD models and mechanical interfaces + Experience assessing and managing mass properties for large systems (knowledge of AIAA S-120A preferred) + Experience performing air vehicle static structural assessments including pressure mapping, inertial loading, and buckling + Experience developing first-order structural sizing tools for quick turn assessments + Demonstrated technical leadership abilities + Demonstrated performance executing in a fast-paced R&D environment **Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience managing and leading a technical team through major program milestones + Proficiency with model-based product definition practices per ASME Y14.41 + Experience using Siemens NX for

## Description

The Technical Hardware team consists of mechanical, structural, aerothermal, materials, electrical, and radio frequency communication disciplines.
The Technical Hardware Lead will be responsible for working with the PM to execute the schedule, to meet cost, and to meet technical requirements.
Be responsible for identifying, distributing, and status tasking and will support the PM in developing schedule and tasking.
The Technical Hardware Lead will identify resource constraints or other constraints for executing tasking and will work with the Office Chief Engineer to ensure technical performance is met.