Engineer Embedded Software

Northrop Grumman•Rolling Meadows, IL

71d•$87,600 - $131,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for an Engineer, Embedded Software – Manufacturing Test Engineering (Advanced EO) to join their team. This role is based on-site in Rolling Meadows, IL. Manufacturing Engineers thrive in an environment of daily unique challenges and close proximity to products. Engineers who do well in this setting enjoy seeing their work perform in a test or a product, collaborate and communicate well across functions, and are innovative problem solvers. Best suited to this role are those who enjoy learning and bring a sense of urgency and energy to their tasks. This position will support software efforts associated with testing Electro-Optical Infrared (EOIR) production hardware in a dynamic, fast-paced and technically challenging production environment. The Manufacturing Software Engineers are expected to be problem solvers with the ability to provide results that are innovative and often achieved through collaboration across functional groups. This position will be full-time, on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL. location. This position is contingent upon funding/contract award, special access program, and acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers' requirements prior to start.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical and/or Computer Engineering or related STEM degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master’s degree in equivalent fields with 0 or more years of relevant work experience.
Experience using C#
Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret Clearance with additional customer specified clearance prior to start.
US Citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with communication protocols including RS-232, RS-422/485, GPIB, TCP/IP
Familiarity with reading schematics and interpreting electrical one-lines.
2 or more years of experience in electronic hardware Manufacturing environment and/or electronic hardware software or firmware design environment preferred.
Experience with use of EOIR test instruments such as (but not limited to) Oscilloscope, Signal Generator, Collimators, Black Bodies, Target Wheels, Power Meters, etc.
Experience with EOIR tests such as Modular Transfer Function (MTF) measurements, Non-Uniformity Correction (NUC), Noise-Equivalent Irradiance (NEI), Operability, Motion Control
Experience developing GUIs in Visual Studio
Linux OS Experience
Experience developing automated test software
Experience in troubleshooting a unit under test.
Experience using GitHub.

Responsibilities

Design, integrate, validate, and release software for Acceptance Testing of LRUs and System level sell-off supporting multiple Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) and system-level testing for a new product introduction in Manufacturing.
Collaborate with the Integrated Product Team (IPT) to coordinate cross-functional test software development from requirements capture through final validation and release, and driving collaboration among product design engineers, test hardware engineers, quality assurance engineers, and manufacturing technicians.
Develop and maintain documentation for Manufacturing Acceptance Test, Environmental Screening procedures, and drawings of test equipment and fixtures.
Review testability of products and collaborate with design engineering to achieve testability in new and updated product design.