Senior Engineering Technician — Launch Vehicle Avionics

0902 SP - Launch Vehicles; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO for vacation and personal business

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineering Technician (Level 4) at the Vandenberg site to support and manage assembly, integration, test and launch activities across multiple launch vehicle programs.

You will lead hands-on electrical integration, test flight hardware, and develop procedures aligned with mission requirements while coordinating with customers, safety, and MDA for critical launches.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years related experience.
• Knowledge and experience with CAD software.
• Experience in launch vehicle design, integration or testing.
• Basic electrical testing and diagnostic experience.
• Ability to solve problems and drive tasks to completion.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Support development and production programs at VSFB site.
• Perform launch vehicle avionics hardware & software system and subsystem level integration, test and launch operations.
• Coordinate and support Electrical Technicians performing functions supporting activities such as, integration, test, checkout, operation, and maintenance of complex electronic flight, ground testing and launching systems.
• Hands-on electrical integration and test of flight hardware; operating and maintaining electronic or electro-mechanical, and optical communications components, circuits or systems.
• Create, edit, review, and maintain test procedures utilized during manufacturing and launch pad operations for correctness and completeness against mission requirements, launch vehicle configuration, and component changes and modifications.
• Support testing and/or evaluation/validation of electrical systems
• Coordinate and perform testing with customer, MDA, and site range and safety personnel
• Support the maintenance and upgrading of Electrical Ground Support Equipment and its associated network equipment.
• Troubleshoot, document, and disposition flight and test equipment hardware and software discrepancies and pursuing root cause and corrective actions
• Evaluating and implementing Lean solutions to decrease cycle times.
• Maintain launch day schedule by performing other duties as necessary

Skills

CAD software

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Fast-paced environment

Education

High School Diploma

AS in Electrical or Systems Engineering

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineering Technician (Level 4) at the Vandenberg site to support and manage assembly, integration, test and launch activities across multiple launch vehicle programs.

You will lead hands-on electrical integration, test flight hardware, and develop procedures aligned with mission requirements while coordinating with customers, safety, and MDA for critical launches.