Engineering Test Technician 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

## 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.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems in Northridge, CA is seeking an Engineering Test Technician level 3 to execute testing and troubleshooting activities for the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) and Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Programs.

In this role, the Engineering Test Technician level 3 will support the Hardware Engineering team with the test, integration, and the Transition to Production (T2P) of new designs. The selected candidate will interface with Operations to provide Engineering support for production sustainment. The selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining the operation of STE within the Hardware team. The selected candidate will work with cross-functional teams to analyze and identify failure trends. This position is located in Northridge, CA and will be reporting to the Manager of Hardware Development and Integration.

There is no remote work for this role and the selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility in Northridge, CA.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement methods and strategies to debug hardware at the system and component levels
• Creation and release of documentation, i.e. test procedures, tech memos, test reports
• Perform design verification and qualification testing under lab and stressed environments
• Data collection and metrics keeping for non-conforming material
• Operate and maintain Special Test Equipment (STE)
• Work closely with Operations and Mission Assurance teams to identify and mitigate hardware producibility issues

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent with 4+ years of testing and system troubleshooting experience
• Experience with operation of standard test equipment: oscilloscope, Digital Multi-meter (DMM), DC power supplies, 3-phase power supplies
• Ability to read schematics, wiring, and assembly design drawings
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent data metric housekeeping skills
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Implements testing methods and equipment
• Able to work independently with minimal direction
• Creation of test case scenarios
• Regression testing experiences
• Troubleshooting of complex systems

Primary Level Salary Range: $66,600.00 - $111,000.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.