Engineering Technician - Level 4
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an Engineering Technician - Level 4 to join the Mechanical Engineering team within Launch Vehicles at its Chandler, Arizona facility. The technician supports engineers by processing engineering data, tracking schedules and hardware, and preparing status reports. The role reduces administrative work for engineers and improves visibility into schedules, labor, and deliverable status across tools including Teamcenter, Excel, IMS, and Jira. The position also supports procurement, hardware integration planning, program schedule and budget tracking, engineering deliverables, mission shipments, and program execution. Travel is required approximately 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. A Secret clearance is required, but is not required at the start; the candidate must be able to obtain one.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent and six years of additional education and/or related experience.
- Ability to obtain a US Government Secret security clearance.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to multitask and process information from multiple sources and tools.
- Responsive, motivated, and reliable in completing tasks and following up.
- Ability to track schedules and assignment budgets at a basic level.
Nice To Haves
- Associate degree in Business, Engineering Technology, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Exposure to Lean/Agile engineering environments, including Scrum and Jira.
- Experience supporting engineering or technical programs; aerospace or defense experience is preferred.
- Familiarity with PLM software such as Teamcenter and exposure to engineering analyses and drawings.
- Experience working with hardware, including tracking, integration support, and coordination with procurement and vendors.
- Experience managing schedules with MS Project or other IMS tools.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and data processing; basic automation or back-end programming is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Retrieve and process engineering analyses and drawings in Teamcenter and related systems, and assist Responsible Engineers in identifying and tagging IPT reviewers.
- Support hardware tracking, including procurement status and integration planning.
- Assist with procurement by coordinating with buyers and vendors and tracking purchase status.
- Pull and organize labor and actuals data from Excel and other program files.
- Look up and report IMS and schedule tasks, dates, and dependencies; support task scheduling, processing, and basic schedule tracking.
- Update and track Jira tasks to align with program milestones in a Scrum/Agile environment.
- Look up and track SDRL/DID requirements and status, and follow up with Responsible Engineers on upcoming and overdue submissions.
- Create concise status lists, reports, and charts from multiple data sources for reviews and management updates.
- Process expenses and support basic budget and assignment tracking.
- Track Program MGSE and load test certifications.
- Coordinate shipments to support missions.
- Perform additional duties as assigned to support engineering and program execution.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
- Relocation assistance may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
