Test Engineer - Level 2

Northrop Grumman•Goleta, CA

1d•$83,400 - $125,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Test Engineer - Level 2 to join their MEP Team in Goleta, CA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Northrop Grumman Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, builds, and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. As a test engineer, you will design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment. You will plan and arrange the labor, schedules, and equipment required for testing and evaluating standard and special devices. You will compile data and define changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements. You will be responsible for testing all customer samples and for special tests that cannot be performed in the test area.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 2 years of test experience; OR Master's Degree in STEM
Experience troubleshooting test equipment, test tooling, and test harnesses.
Experience with testing automation or other lean manufacturing/testing methodologies.
Demonstrated technical writing and/or procedure development skills.
Ability to travel between the Oxnard, CA, and Goleta, CA sites and travel to support customers, and needed, approximately 10%.
U.S. Citizenship

Nice To Haves

3+ years test engineering specific experience preferred.
Demonstrated proficiency in test automation software (i.e., LabVIEW or other) for product testing preferred.
Demonstrated proficiency in measuring and controlling various electronic components such as motors, actuators, positional sensing devices, load transducers, etc is preferred.
Experience in aerospace or aeronautical industry is preferred.
Excellent communication skills – presentation, oral, written, and listening.
Self-motivated with the ability to organize and prioritize job assignments and tasks.
Ability to work independently as well as in an integrated team and adapt to change and dynamic requirements.
Demonstrated proficiencies in methods such as Jira & Confluence

Responsibilities

Perform product testing, working in close collaboration with all parts of the Operating Unit for the test planning, coordinating, setup, execution, data reduction, test reporting, and post-data processing.
Perform integration of products to test tooling, software, equipment, and instrumentation.
Support with test data collection, post-test data review, reporting, and support test requirements verification.
Support technical writing to produce test documentation.
Participate and present in internal and external (customer) reviews.
Leverage modern tools and methods to reduce cost and schedule of product testing.
Accountable to the Operating Unit Operations Test Engineering Manager for meeting the Operations Test Engineering safety, quality, delivery, and cost expectations of internal and external customers within entire product value streams.