Test Engineer​/Principal Test Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Mission Systemsis searching for a Test Engineer/Principal Test Engineer to support our Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) department. As a member of the SEIT department, the candidate will work in a fast-paced team environment alongside physicists, design engineers, and superconducting foundry engineers to make our technologies a reality. This position will serve on-site supporting the Sentinel Program, at our Woodland Hills, CA facility.

This position will be 100% on-site.

• Support the installation, integration, and testing of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) and custom equipment used to further research efforts on superconducting microelectronic devices.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and remediate equipment issues to support system build-out and sell-off.
• Communicate project status to the Integration and Test (I&T) IPT Lead.
• Collaborate with research scientists and systems engineers to perform system architecture characterization studies on various system components.
• Design, develop, and implement testing methods for individual pieces of equipment (both custom and COTS) and entire systems.
• Compile data and help to define changes required in testing methodology, equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, and new testing requirements.
• Performing hands‑on electrical testing at CCA level test setup and execution
• Performing hands‑on electrical testing at a systems level
• Incorporating hardware and/or software design changes
• Documenting & dispositioninghardwarediscrepancies,pursuing root cause & corrective actions

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below

• B.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline with 2 years relevant work experience; or M.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline.
• Active DoD Secret Level security clearance.
• Experience in electrical testing, diagnostics, and formal requirements decomposition with traceability and verification.
• Ability to diagnose complex issues, lead problem-solving efforts, and drive tasks to completion.
• Working knowledge of standard test equipment: network analyzers, oscilloscopes, waveform generators, synthesizers, digitizers, and/or signal analyzers.
• Proficient in at least one of the following programming environments: MATLAB, C, C++, C#, and/or Python.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• B.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline with 5 years relevant work experience; or M.S. Electrical Engineering or equivalent STEM discipline with 3 years relevant work experience
• Active DoD Secret Level…