Principal Manufacturing Test Engineer (RF Systems)

Northrop Grumman•Rolling Meadows, IL

58d•$108,800 - $163,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is looking for a Principal Engineer, Electronics (HW + SW) – Manufacturing Test Engineering (RF Systems) located on-site in Rolling Meadows, IL, with proven embedded software knowledge alongside hardware design and/or troubleshooting experience. As a Principal engineer with test hardware and embedded software knowledge, this individual will be responsible for prime (sell off) hardware troubleshooting, test equipment hardware & test software troubleshooting, test fixtures and/or equipment design, and software development & integration of automated test scripts. This position will support aerial, military-grade, or space-grade Electronic Warfare Systems and Subsystems. The Manufacturing Engineers are expected to be problem solvers with the ability to provide results that are innovative and often achieved through collaboration across functional groups. Building a strong professional relationship with other Manufacturing disciplines (Process Engineering, Project Management, Shop Operations, Mission Assurance), strong decision-making skills and a high-level ethical standard is essential. This position is contingent upon funding/contract award.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or a related STEM field with a minimum of 5 years relevant work experience.
Prior experience in design of test equipment or test fixture or prime (self-off) hardware.
Experience on how to use electrical and/or RF test equipment (such as spectrum analyzers, power supplies, network analyzers, oscilloscope, signal generators, etc.).
Experience using C#, C++, Java, C or related programming language.
Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance.
US Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Experience in troubleshooting unit under test.
Active DoD Security Clearance.
Experience in project planning, communicating with all levels of an organization, performing earned value/CAM efforts.
Python and MATLAB experience.
Experience with Electronic Warfare system/hardware.

Responsibilities

Investigate, design test equipment or fixture, and provide solutions to meet new or modified testing requirements.
Investigate, develop code, and integrate new or modified software to meet acceptance testing and/or environmental screening requirements.
Generate and maintain/revise Manufacturing Acceptance testing procedures, Environmental Screening procedures, hardware drawings of test equipment and fixtures.
Investigate and identify failure modes due to failures identified during MTP, Environmental Screening or Acceptance Testing. This investigation may require troubleshooting of sell off hardware, test equipment and/or fixture troubleshooting, or stepping into automated test equipment code.
Collaborate with design engineering to achieve testability in new and updated product design.
Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.
Review of quality metrics to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cost, cycle time, defects per unit, etc.