Electrical Engineer Level 4 - Electrical Ground Support Equipment - Dulles

Northrop Grumman; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 142,200 - 213,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Overtime eligibility

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electrical Ground Support Equipment Engineer – Level 4 in Virginia, who will develop automated ground support test equipment for flight hardware validation. This 100% onsite position is crucial in defining the art of the possible, integrating closely with hardware and software engineering teams.

Key responsibilities include designing test hardware, generating review materials, and supporting design reviews, ensuring all technical requirements, cost, and schedule for test equipment are met.

Qualifications

• Experience designing test hardware.
• Fundamental understanding of electrical circuit schematics.
• Proficiency in an industry standard Programming Language.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Cognizant Engineer and Test Engineer of the flight Hardware.
• Develop requirements for testing of space vehicle components.
• Generate review material and support design reviews.

Skills

Experience designing test hardware

Fundamental understanding of electrical circuit schematics

Working knowledge of Visio, CREO, and/or other mechanical design packages

Good communication skills

Experience working in a team

Experience leading junior engineers

Experience documenting and developing cable drawings/wiring diagrams

Education

Bachelor's degree with 8 years experience OR Master's degree with 6 years experience OR PhD with 4 years experience

Tools

LabVIEW

C/C++

CREO

Visio

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As an Electrical Ground Support Equipment Engineer – Level 4 located in Dulles, VA, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

In this role you will be responsible for developing hardware and software for automated ground support test equipment to validate flight hardware. You will work closely with expert hardware and software engineers to understand component and satellite designs and create test set solutions that effectively and efficiently test them. You will also interface with the subsystem engineers to obtain design requirements. Early on, there will be software development work that requires scripting and automation of instruments to perform test sequences according to a test plan. The next phase will be spent in a lab performing integration with the UUT, and troubleshooting any problems with the automated test suites.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Job Responsibilities

• Working with the Cognizant Engineer and Test Engineer of the flight Hardware to obtain the Hardware Unit Under Test (UUT) Specification Requirements.
• Developing requirements for testing of space vehicle components or UUT.
• Working closely with the spacecraft UUT Design Engineer to ensure the component test equipment (CTE)/ automated test equipment (ATE) system will validate the circuit cards and/or electronics box under all test environments.
• Work with the Test Engineer to develop the test plan for the UUT hardware environmental requirements.
• Generate review material and support design reviews for the test equipment in development.
• Hardware design of component test equipment (CTE) and automated test equipment (ATE) to test space vehicle components.
• Be responsible for ensuring that the technical requirements, cost, and schedule for the CTE/ATE system development is achieved.
• As part of a design team, be responsible for the end-to-end design, debug, test, and certification of CTE/ATE system.
• Have the responsibility for the documentation development and release of the CTE/ATE system.
• Generate Certification Test Procedures.
• Support of the test and debug for flight and non-flight spacecraft electronic circuit card assemblies (CCA) and boxes.

Qualifications

• Experience designing test hardware.
• Fundamental understanding of electrical circuit schematics.
• Working knowledge of Visio, CREO, and/or other mechanical design packages.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience working in a team.
• Experience leading junior engineers.
• Experience documenting and developing cable drawings/wiring diagrams.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• No clearance required to start.
• US Citizenship.
• Proficiency in an industry standard Programming Language (LabVIEW, C/C++/LabWindows CVI, etc.). Position will require being able to create/code projects independently.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Experience developing instrument drivers and test scripts for use in ATE/CTE.
• Strong programming skills using LabVIEW, LabWindows CVI and/or C/C++.
• Experience developing test application software to interface with test equipment COTS along with instrument drivers.
• Experience in the test and debug of hardware and software systems.
• A fundamental understanding of general and specialized test equipment to include Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, DMMs, switching matrices, loads, and Power equipment.
• Experience working in an AGILE/SCRUM environment and adherence with meeting schedule commitments.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman Total Rewards

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00. 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.

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. The company 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.