Engineering Technician – Communications (Level 2 or 3)

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

10d • $5,600 - $111,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Engineering Technician – Communications (Level 2 or 3) to join their team. This position can be in either San Diego or Palmdale, Ca. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. The candidate will work within a technical team responsible for the building, integration, test and maintenance of communications hardware in laboratory and field settings ranging in complexity from single rack of equipment to 10+ racks and will provide technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks.

Requirements

• Electronic Technician 2: High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experience.
• Electronic Technician 3: High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years 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 standards for connectors including, but not limited to D38999, Dsub, twinax, RJ45, etc.
• Must be physically able to move up to 50 lbs.
• Must have color vision to identify cables and wires.
• Candidate must have strong communication and interpersonal skills with an aptitude to learn new material quickly.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Nice To Haves

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with investigation date within the last 5 years, ability to obtain and maintain access to Special Programs (SAP) and a U.S. Government Top Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Build systems using engineering drawings, configuration & recovery documentation,
• Support startup & shutdown procedures, ATP/Delivery, as well as post-delivery support.
• Support the build and installation of custom cables and wire harness assemblies as well as tray assemblies from engineering drawings and interconnect diagrams.
• Produce engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics),
• Perform detailed mathematical calculations using established formulas, conducting preliminary analyses of data where guidelines are provided in such areas as trajectory adequacy, model dimensional consistency and quantitative judgments concerning technical data.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available
• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED