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 Mission Systems is looking for a Systems Engineer Test to support the Systems Engineering organization.

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for providing technical advice and guidance as part of a deployment team and perform hands-on technical tasks during system installation and integration activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct integration activities in a dedicated lab environment, coordinating with customers
• Operate, calibrate, and maintain a multi‑vendor lab environment (digital, fiber, 1394 bus systems)
• Perform digital‑bus troubleshooting and fault‑code interpretation for PHM
• Resolve integration issues in a proactive, self‑managed manner
• Apply RF experience for signal integrity, interference mitigation, and test procedures
• Work with Anonymous Subscriber Messaging protocol, ensuring secure, compliant data exchanges
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal supervision
• Maintain good customer relations

This position is contingent upon program/task award, customer approval and clearance.

Basic Qualifications for Engineer Systems Test: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM field with 2 years of experience; 0 years with a Master's Degree; 4 years of additional experience may be added in lieu of a degree.
• Laboratory integration experience
• Ability to operate, calibrate, and maintain a multi‑vendor lab environment (digital, fiber, 1394 bus systems)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US government clearance

Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Systems Test: 

• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM field with 5 years of experience; 3 years with a Master's Degree; 1 year with a Ph.D., 4 years of additional experience may be added in lieu of a degree.
• Laboratory integration experience
• Have an active US Government Secret security clearance
• Ability to operate, calibrate, and maintain a multi‑vendor lab environment (digital, fiber, 1394 bus systems)
• The ability to obtain and maintain a US government clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with tactical avionics radios and test equipment for communications, navigation and identification
• CNI integration and test experience
• Familiarity with DoD maintenance manuals and military standard maintenance practices
• Working knowledge of engineering tools for documentation, code and schematic configuration management, such as JIRA, ClearCase, GIT
• Working knowledge of Requirements management tools and Model Based Systems Engineering tools such as DOORS and Cameo
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) clearance
• Experience troubleshooting with embedded systems, RF and digital signals systems and familiarity with associated design documentation, schematics, wiring diagrams, ICDs
• An active US Government Secret security clearance