Senior Spacecraft Electrical Technician

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 58,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electrical Technician to join the Electrical Power Subsystem group. The role involves supporting engineers, performing analyses, and developing documentation, with responsibilities spanning from design review prep to mission operations support.

The candidate will work on spacecraft power avionics, batteries, and solar arrays, applying standard engineering principles and contributing to subcontractor oversight. U.S.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Knowledge of electrical measurements (AC/DC, resistance).
• Ability to lift and position objects weighing up to 50 pounds.
• 4 years of related experience as an Electrical Technician or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Applies electrical principles to adapt or improve upon heritage features from previous successful designs.
• Prepares and presents analysis material for design reviews & major customer meetings.
• Analyze and architect spacecraft power avionics, batteries, and solar arrays by utilizing standard engineering and scientific principles.
• Provide subcontractor technical and project management oversight to ensure delivery needs of the spacecraft.
• Perform technical trades.
• Supports development and testing in Integration & Test.
• Supports mission operations for post launch activities.
• Perform voltage drop analysis, energy balance analysis, fuse sizing & transient analysis, equipment degradation analysis.
• Subsystem requirements generation, decomposition, and overall management.
• Analyze on-ground failures and in-orbit anomalies.

Skills

Electrical measurements

Troubleshooting

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Lifting up to 50 pounds

Education

High School Diploma (or technical training)

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electrical Technician to join the Electrical Power Subsystem group. The role involves supporting engineers, performing analyses, and developing documentation, with responsibilities spanning from design review prep to mission operations support.

The candidate will work on spacecraft power avionics, batteries, and solar arrays, applying standard engineering principles and contributing to subcontractor oversight. U.S.