Senior Test Facility Engineer (Swing Shift) - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP); Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 103,600 - 155,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Principal Test Facility Engineer for a swing shift to lead life cycle analysis of steam facility equipment and develop new test systems. You will design operating profiles, perform thermal analyses, and support propulsion and power generation testing.

The role requires 5+ years in mechanical/electrical engineering, ability to read drawings, and clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in mechanical and/or electrical engineering.
• Experience reading engineering drawings.
• Experience with propulsion and power plant machinery and/or fluid and thermodynamic systems.
• Project management acuity and MS Office competency.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Perform life cycle and root cause failure analysis of steam facility equipment, including boilers, cooling towers, condensers, and other high-temperature and high-pressure systems.
• Research, plan, design, and develop new systems and operating profiles to increase test facility efficiency.
• Perform thermal and heat transfer analysis on various test facility systems and components.
• Support testing of the main propulsion and power generation equipment.
• Prepare technical reports and present to Test Facility Engineering Management.
• Prepare proposals, statement of work, project planning, and coordinate operator/contractor work assignments.
• Responsible for Test Facility Operational Procedures to ensure safe operations and technical accuracy.
• Maintain and develop preventative maintenance procedures and corrective maintenance planning for the overhaul and repair of systems and components.
• Develop and maintain program-specific Pre and Post Test checklists.

Skills

Reading drawings

Propulsion/power plant operation

MS Office

Project management

Clearance eligibility

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Creo

SolidWorks

FEA modeling

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Principal Test Facility Engineer for a swing shift to lead life cycle analysis of steam facility equipment and develop new test systems. You will design operating profiles, perform thermal analyses, and support propulsion and power generation testing.

The role requires 5+ years in mechanical/electrical engineering, ability to read drawings, and clearance eligibility.