Senior RF/Digital/Power Test Engineer – 4th Shift

Northrop Grumman; Middle River (MD); On-site; USD 109,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal RF/Digital/Power Test Engineer (Level 3) to support RF, digital, and power hardware testing on production systems in Baltimore, MD. This 4th shift role requires strong troubleshooting, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to meet yield targets and program milestones.

A bachelor's (or master's) in electrical engineering with 5+ (or 3+) years of relevant experience is required, along with RF/digital/test equipment expertise, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field and a minimum of 3 years of experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics and block diagrams.
• Experience with RF hardware and software.
• Experience with Digital engineering.
• Experience with RF test equipment, such as oscilloscopes, power meters, spectrum analyzers, signal generators.
• Experience with Troubleshooting on the lower level and component level.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment.
• Troubleshoot and support RF and digital hardware.
• Support First Time Through Test Yield (FTTTY) actions and hardware deliveries.
• Analyze test data and identify early trends.
• Compile data and define changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements.
• Collaborate with design engineering to develop and implement hardware improvements and solutions.
• Support technicians through troubleshoot and training.
• Monitor product yields and maintain program yield targets.
• Attend program meetings to report yield issues, yield detractor investigation finding, and corrective actions.
• Interface with manufacturing management, test technicians, production engineers, design engineers, system engineers, program management and program support teams.

Skills

RF theory

Digital engineering

Power testing

Troubleshooting

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power meter

Spectrum analyzer

Signal generator

LabWindows CVI

C/C++

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal RF/Digital/Power Test Engineer (Level 3) to support RF, digital, and power hardware testing on production systems in Baltimore, MD. This 4th shift role requires strong troubleshooting, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to meet yield targets and program milestones.

A bachelor's (or master's) in electrical engineering with 5+ (or 3+) years of relevant experience is required, along with RF/digital/test equipment expertise, and the ability to