Mechanical Technician – Mechanisms and Sensors

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 Space Sector has an immediate opening for a Mechanical Technician 2 – Mechanisms and Sensors to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Redondo Beach, California.

The Mechanical Technician 2 position performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive operations on electronic and/or mechanical assemblies and subassemblies. The qualified applicant will become part of a team that produces advanced hardware.

Assisting engineers in the development of mechanical and electromechanical engineering designs, tests, fabrications, modifications, assemblies and components.

Must be able to work with various chemicals and solvents.

Working from verbal or written instructions that provide methods and sequence of assembly operations. Using assembly drawings and diagrams.

Performs a variety of tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive operations on electronic and/or mechanical assemblies and subassemblies.

Perform a variety of tasks including mechanical assembly, precision soldering, harness routing, bonding, electrical test using test procedures and other comparable tasks using tools such as solder irons, torque wrenches, machine tools, multimeters.

Analyzes data and recommends modifications to components or test procedure to meet desired specifications.

High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (G.E.D) plus 2 years’ additional education and/or mechanical assembly experience.

Knowledge and experience with the use of a variety of hand tools and mechanical equipment

Ability to read, interpret, and execute work to mechanical assembly drawings, wire lists and BOM's and/or test procedures.

Experience using common hand tools and calibrated tools Torque Wrenches, Heat Guns, Crimp Tools, Soldering Irons, Thermal Wire Stripers, Microscopes, Thermal Chambers/Ovens, etc

Strong communication skills and able to work in diverse teams of design engineers, manufacturing engineers and technicians.

Familiar with electromechanical assembly. Have common knowledge of precision type assembly work.

Past experience building spacecraft structures, sub-structures, deployable', hinges and electromechanical assemblies

Work independently with minimal direction.

Installing/bonding heaters, thermistors, thermostats onto assemblies. Installing gears, electrical motors. Thermally install interfaces. All parts will be properly assembled together

Demonstrated ability to perform precision assembly on spacecraft hardware.

Demonstrated ability to read and perform assembly to complex engineering drawings.

Demonstrated ability to perform bonding operations on spacecraft hardware.

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The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the…