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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.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.  

Northrop Grumman’s Communications team under the Space Sector has an opening for an Illustrator 4 to join our Graphics team. This person will report to the Senior Graphics Manager out of the Dulles, Virgina location.

  

Job Duties:

• Develops, designs, plans, lays out, and produces a variety of technical and promotional illustrations for engineering and marketing materials such as proposals, flyers, fact sheets, presentations, infographics, brochures, posters, manuals, handbooks, and advertising matter.
• Selects techniques best suited to produce desired visual effects in conformance with established quality standards and specified reproduction medium.
• Makes orthographic, isometric, and perspective drawings; uses engineering drawings, photographs, models, or rough sketches; coordinates with users to determine illustration objectives and translates into graphic terms; illustrates concept of operations, tools, products, machines, buildings, and figures using two- and three-dimensional approaches, and applying color, shading, and other art techniques to portray intended meaning. 

Basic Qualifications: 

• A high school diploma or equivalent and at least 10 years of graphic development experience OR a bachelor’s degree or higher in graphics and/or illustration; or an equivalent combination of experience and education
• Experience with the following software: Adobe Creative Cloud Software, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to obtain a secret clearance 

  

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Graphics and/or illustration experience for an aerospace and defense organization or defense contractor 

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts
• Flexible Schedules:  For example, the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off work

For more details, please view Northrop Grumman Benefits.

Salary Range: $74,900.00 - $124,800.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.