Senior ATE Test Engineer for Defense Systems

Northrop Grumman; Plymouth (MN); On-site; USD 99,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks an experienced Test Engineer to support the Armament Systems site in Plymouth, MN. This role leads development of automated test equipment for military/aerospace products and collaborates with Design and Manufacturing engineers to ensure high-quality, cost-effective production testing.

You will design test fixtures, write diagnostic software, and support production on the floor while pursuing DVT and testability improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Physics, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline plus:

Responsibilities

• Ensure product quality by creating production test equipment for military/aerospace products. Includes programming, debugging, and deploying into production equipment that adjusts, calibrates and certifies device specifications.
• Design, develop, and implement cost-effective methods of testing for Design Verification (DVT).
• Maintain and update test equipment supporting functional board level and final acceptance testers. Support production floor test equipment.
• Understand the functionality of several products to reduce test time or suggest additional tests. Co-lead design reviews and design for testability.
• Assist with fixture fabrication and ordering of parts and managing suppliers.
• Prepare test and diagnostic programs, design test fixtures, instrument racks and equipment.
• Compile data and define changes required in test equipment, test procedures, manufacturing processes, or test requirements.
• Function as liaison between Design Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering to ensure that innovative new product designs can be manufactured cost effectively with high quality. Perform Design for Testability and coverage analysis.
• Understand customer requirements documentation and translate to test cases for DVT and production test.

Skills

LabVIEW

Python

C++

OOP

Electrical Schematics

Signal conditioning

Testability

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

C++

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks an experienced Test Engineer to support the Armament Systems site in Plymouth, MN. This role leads development of automated test equipment for military/aerospace products and collaborates with Design and Manufacturing engineers to ensure high-quality, cost-effective production testing.

You will design test fixtures, write diagnostic software, and support production on the floor while pursuing DVT and testability improvements.