Sr Principal Engineer Hardware
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Sr Principal Hardware Engineer (Level 3) for its Manufacturing Engineering team in San Diego, California. The position is part of the San Diego Operations Test Engineering Department, supporting the Communication Systems and Secure Processing and Networking business units. It is full-time and onsite at the Rancho Carmel campus, with support for the Spectrum campus as needed. Scheduled telework days may be approved at the manager’s discretion. The role reports to the Test Engineering Manager in San Diego and requires travel up to 10% of the time. The engineer will develop and implement test methods and equipment, troubleshoot RF and digital hardware, support production yields and hardware deliveries, analyze test data, and work with cross-functional teams to improve testing and manufacturing processes. The role also supports technicians, investigates yield detractors, and contributes to root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field and at least 6 years of experience.
- Experience leading technicians through complex troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience communicating effectively to delegate troubleshooting tasks and obtain results.
- Experience working in classified and unclassified networks, network storage devices, security appliances, and government external interfaces.
- Working knowledge of engineering principles, processes, and software/hardware integration.
- Experience performing electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as multimeters, network/spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
- Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics, and block diagrams.
- Experience measuring test equipment effectiveness, including availability, performance, and quality.
- Understanding of power amplifiers.
- Hands-on troubleshooting of electrical/electro-mechanical hardware.
- Demonstrated analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Experience compiling data and defining changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements.
- Current SAP access or ability to obtain SAP access.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, specializing in RF.
- Experience with C, C++, LabVIEW, or other scripting languages.
- Experience with power amplifiers and advanced troubleshooting techniques.
- Active DoD Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation, and 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 troubleshooting and training.
- Monitor product yields and work to maintain program yield targets.
- Support program meetings in developing root causes and corrective actions.
- Attend program meetings to report yield issues, yield detractor investigation findings, and corrective actions.
- Interface with manufacturing management, test technicians, production engineers, design engineers, system engineers, program management, and program support teams.
Benefits
- Health Plan
- Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Education Assistance
- Training and Development
- 9/80 Work Schedule where available
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Company-paid holidays
- Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus may be available depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
