Electronic Engineering Tech Level 2 or 3 - San Diego CA
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring an Electronic Technician at Level 2 or Level 3 to work on its team in San Diego (Rancho Bernardo), California. The role supports a technical team building, integrating, testing, and maintaining communications hardware in laboratory and field settings, ranging from a single equipment rack to systems with more than 10 racks. The technician provides technical support to engineers and should be comfortable working in an Integrated Product Team and collaborative, fast-paced environment. The selected candidate will work full-time on-site at the facility; remote, hybrid, and telework arrangements are unavailable. Travel of up to 25% may be required, with occasional surge travel periods of up to 40%. The role requires an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain SCI and SAP clearances.
Requirements
- For Electronic Technician 2: High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of additional education and/or related experience.
- For Electronic Technician 3: High school diploma or equivalent and 4 years of additional education and/or related experience.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings in accordance with ASME and IEEE standards, including rack assembly drawings, interconnect wiring diagrams, and custom cable assemblies.
- Working experience building and installing custom harness assemblies in accordance with industry standards.
- Working experience with industry-standard connectors, including D38999, D-sub, twinax, and RJ45.
- Ability to physically move up to 50 pounds.
- Color vision sufficient to identify cables and wires.
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government SCI clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Ability to work full-time on-site at the facility.
- Ability to travel up to 25%, with occasional surge travel periods of up to 40%.
Nice To Haves
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Aptitude for learning new material quickly.
- Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
- Active DoD Top Secret clearance with an investigation date within the last 5 years, and ability to obtain and maintain access to Special Programs (SAP) and a DoD Top Secret Clearance.
Responsibilities
- Perform datacenter hardware integration, documentation, drawing work, and software deployment.
- Physically construct rack-based datacenter systems, emphasizing safety, quality, and ease of repair.
- Interpret, mark up or redline, and audit released engineering drawings.
- Install system interconnect cabling for communications, audio, networking, and serial interfaces.
- Perform integrated logistics support and track inbound and outbound hardware inventory.
- Implement engineering changes to the system as required.
- Provide technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.
- Build, integrate, test, and maintain communications hardware in laboratory and field settings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
