Engineer Hardware

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

3d•$83,400 - $125,200•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, a pioneering spirit to invent the future and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems has an opening for a Hardware Engineer (Level 2) to join our Manufacturing Engineering team. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in San Diego, CA. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s San Diego Operations Test Engineering Department. The department supports the Communication Systems (CS) Business Unit and Secure Processing and Networking (SPAN) Business Unit within the Networked Information Solutions (NIS) Division of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. This position is fulltime onsite and is located at the Rancho Carmel campus in San Diego and will also support our Spectrum campus in San Diego if needed. This role reports to the Test Engineering Manager in San Diego. Our expertise is in delivering complex communications solutions to enable modern battlefields and support communications missions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field plus 2 or more years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field plus 0 years of experience. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics and block diagrams
Experience with RF test equipment such as an oscilloscope, power meter, spectrum analyzer, and signal generators
Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical/electro-mechanical hardware experience
Experience working both independently and as part of an integrated product team.

Nice To Haves

MS degree in Electrical Engineering, or related fields, with specialization in RF.
Experience of C, C++, LabVIEW or other scripting languages
Experience with FPGAs, VHDL programming, advanced troubleshooting techniques
Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation) with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment
Troubleshoot and support RF and digital hardware
Support First Time Through Test Yield (FTTTY) and hardware deliveries
Analyze test data and identify early trends
Compile data and define changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements
Collaborate with design engineering to develop and implement hardware improvements and solutions
Support technicians through troubleshoot and training
Monitor product yields and aggressively work to maintain program yield targets
Support program meetings in developing root cause and corrective actions
Attend program meetings to report yield issues, yield detractor investigation finding, and corrective actions
Interface with manufacturing management, test technicians, production engineers, design engineers, system engineers, program management and program support teams