Senior Principal Test Design Engineer — On-Site, Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Waynesboro (VA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

9/80 Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer in Waynesboro, VA. The role is 100% on-site with potential relocation assistance and requires active U.S. Government Secret clearance and SAP access.

Responsibilities include designing automation hardware, panel layouts, RF components, and thermodynamic loading, plus verification of designs and root-cause analysis during anomalies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related field with significant experience or higher degrees.
• Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience reading schematics, block diagrams and sketches; panel and cable design.
• Lab test equipment connections (DMM, O-scope) experience.

Responsibilities

• Design creative and flexible solutions with a team of experts.
• Develop automated handling equipment concepts.
• Design power and cooling monitor/control interfaces.
• Create and refine interface panel layouts and RF receivers.
• Support investigation and documentation of product anomalies.
• Understand and apply Design for Cost principles.

Skills

Schematic interpretation

Panel design

Cable layouts

3D CAD NX10

Thermal analysis

GD&T

Troubleshooting

PLC/HMI software

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in Engineering

Tools

NX 10

DMM

Oscilloscope

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer in Waynesboro, VA. The role is 100% on-site with potential relocation assistance and requires active U.S. Government Secret clearance and SAP access.

Responsibilities include designing automation hardware, panel layouts, RF components, and thermodynamic loading, plus verification of designs and root-cause analysis during anomalies.