Staff Electronics Engineer with Secret Clearance – RF & Test

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in the United States seeks a Staff Electronics Engineer to lead hands-on troubleshooting and cross-functional coordination across production environments. You will design and support automated test solutions for digital and RF products, handle RMR analysis, and ensure robust hardware and software test capabilities.

The role requires active Secret clearance, a STEM degree with substantial experience, and a track record of technical leadership in a production setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 12 years' experience, Master's with 10 years' experience, Ph.D. with 7 years' experience. An additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree is acceptable.
• Active government Secret Clearance
• Experience in a technical leadership role
• Experience working in a production environment
• Read and interpret specifications, schematics and block diagrams
• Ability to work with minimal direction and guidance
• Familiarity with test requirements definition, procedures or design
• Experience in text-based programming (e.g. C /C++)
• Experience with test & measurement equipment
• Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical hardware
• Experience with embedded software development
• Proficiency with RF test equipment and high-speed digital design
• Experience with schematic design tools (e.g. Mentor Graphics, Zuken)

Responsibilities

• Designing and supporting automated factory processes and tools to support Mission Security products
• Processing inbound product returns/RMRs for analysis
• Design and support of flexible Hardware & Software test solutions for digital and RF products
• Troubleshooting deliverable hardware and proposing rework
• Vendor and manufacturing follow in support of new test equipment

Skills

Hands-on troubleshooting

Technical leadership

Read schematics

C/C++ programming basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Advanced degree in Engineering or related STEM

Tools

LabWindows CVI

Mentor Graphics

Zuken

Job description

Northrop Grumman in the United States seeks a Staff Electronics Engineer to lead hands-on troubleshooting and cross-functional coordination across production environments. You will design and support automated test solutions for digital and RF products, handle RMR analysis, and ensure robust hardware and software test capabilities.

The role requires active Secret clearance, a STEM degree with substantial experience, and a track record of technical leadership in a production setting.