Engineer Electrical Level 2​/Avionics Hardware Test - Dulles

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

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 Systems has an opening for an Engineer Electrical Level 2 or 3 to join our Avionics Hardware Engineering organization in Dulles, VA.

This is a hands‑on electrical engineering position supporting the development, test, verification, and troubleshooting of spacecraft avionics hardware, including flight hardware, Engineering Development Units (EDUs), Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs), and electronic assemblies.

The selected engineer will be embedded within the Avionics Hardware Engineering organization and will work closely with experienced analog/power and digital hardware design engineers, manufacturing personnel, quality engineering, and Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) engineers.

This position is designed for engineers who want to develop strong electrical hardware fundamentals through hands‑on exposure to real spacecraft hardware. Successful engineers in this role will learn the detailed operation of avionics designs, develop strong troubleshooting and failure‑isolation skills, and gain increasing technical responsibility as their experience grows.

The role provides significant exposure to hardware design and a strong foundation for future opportunities within hardware design engineering based on demonstrated technical capability, performance, interests, and business needs.

The Avionics Hardware Test & Development Engineer will support spacecraft electronic hardware throughout development, manufacturing, integration, and acceptance testing.

• Develop a working technical understanding of the hardware being tested by reviewing electrical schematics, requirements, interface documentation, component data sheets, design documentation, and test requirements.
• Support hands‑on testing and troubleshooting of flight and non‑flight avionics hardware, including CCAs, electronic boxes, Engineering Development Units, and related hardware.
• Serve as a first‑line engineering resource for hardware test anomalies on the manufacturing floor and in engineering laboratories.
• Troubleshoot test failures using engineering fundamentals and available test data to isolate potential causes associated with the Unit Under Test (UUT), EGSE/ATE/CTE, instrumentation, cabling, test configuration, or test procedure.
• Perform initial failure isolation before engaging the cognizant hardware or EGSE design engineer and clearly communicate collected data, observations, suspected failure mechanisms, and recommended next steps.
• Use electrical schematics and knowledge of circuit operation to understand expected signals, voltages, currents, timing, interfaces, and circuit behavior during troubleshooting.
• Operate standard electrical laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, bench power supplies, electronic loads, waveform/function generators,…