Staff Electronics Engineer – HW & SW Test
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems' Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) division is seeking a Staff Electronics Engineer – HW & SW Test to join our team in Baltimore, MD. The candidate should be a self‑driven problem solver with experience developing, enhancing, and maintaining test hardware and software for complex electronic systems. In this role, you will support the entire product lifecycle, from design and implementation through flight test and debugging, to ensure that product requirements are met. You will design and integrate electromechanical test fixtures and test software, provide manufacturing and factory support, troubleshoot and correct root causes of system‑level issues, and participate in design reviews and technical peer reviews to ensure system and hardware requirements are satisfied. The position requires a mix of test hardware and software design skills, experience with DC, Analog, Digital, and RF test & measurement equipment, and a hands‑on approach to troubleshooting complex electronic systems.
Requirements
- 12 years of experience with a Bachelors of Science in a STEM discipline; 8 years of System Engineering experience with Masters; 6 Years with a PhD
- US Citizenship
- Active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years and the ability to obtain/maintain Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company
- The ability to read and interpret specifications, electrical schematics and block diagrams
- Mix of hardware and software design and development experience
- Background and working knowledge in RF theory and concepts
- Experience with test & measurement equipment
- Experience leading test hardware and software design efforts from requirements through verification, validation, and certification, and support schedule and cost estimating for these efforts.
- Ability to work onsite full-time in Baltimore, MD
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading a hardware design or software design from requirements through verification and validation and certification
- Experience with building schedules and estimating Engineering costs
- Hardware Test design and Test Software integration background
- Experience with LabWindows CVI, Visual Studio, C/C++ or C# Development
- Experience with Test Sequence Development
- Experience with Programmable Logic Controllers
- Experience with schematic design tools (e.g. Mentor Graphics, Zuken, DxDesigner/Xpedition, or similar)
- Proficiency with digital, analog, RF test equipment, RF theory and high speed digital design
- Familiarity with differential digital interfaces like LVDS – PXI/PXIe and VME bus experience
- Hands‑on troubleshooting of electronic hardware and test systems
- Advanced degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline
- Ability to work with minimal direction and guidance
- Current Special Program Access (SAP) clearance
Responsibilities
- Understanding design to cost, scope, and schedule
- Requirements definition and deriving test hardware and software requirements from specifications
- Design of electromechanical test fixtures & software test solutions
- Providing manufacturing support during the hardware build process
- Integration of test fixtures & software into a functioning test solution
- Test equipment & software certification per customer requirements
- Test system deployment and factory support
- Software maintenance and/or hardware fixture update initiatives
- Conducting reviews of hardware‑related products, hardware designs, and technical documents
- Active participation in design reviews and other technical reviews, as required
- Active participation in technical peer reviews to ensure system/hardware requirements are being met from an end‑to‑end system point of view
- Troubleshooting and correcting root causes of various system‑level issues
- Prioritizing work and making recommendations to Technical Leads, as required
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
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
