Test Lab Administrator 3 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman

95d • $100,300 - $150,500

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, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces 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 Defense Systems is seeking a Test Lab Administrator 3 to join the Advanced Weapons group in Northridge, CA. The successful candidate will help manage multiple integration laboratories. The role requires the candidate to track inventory and create processes for lab operations. The lab environments will cover a broad spectrum of electronic devices from the component level to the fully integrated system. The selected candidate will be involved in lab operations including, but not limited to laboratory design, test planning, scheduling, execution and reporting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 5+ years of experience OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of experience
• Test Lab Environment Experience
• Experience with Test and Evaluation processes and procedures to support both management and engineering tasks
• Experience with test procedures, development, and execution
• Understanding of test equipment, such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc
• Capable of reading and comprehending mechanical and electrical schematics
• Current US Government DoD Interim Secret security clearance or higher

Nice To Haves

• Top Secret Clearance
• Knowledge of SW integration
• Troubleshooting systems and hardware set up
• Effective communication and detailed organization skills
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the development of lab spaces in collaboration with engineers and security to develop and test missile components and subsystems
• Responsible for looking across the organization for efficiencies including reduction of current plans while still meeting program needs
• Provide inputs into the architecting of integration facilities that involves identifying and specifying state of the art lab equipment, identifying infrastructure requirements and managing the procurement of hardware
• Integration and test of hardware and software on a wide range of systems in collaboration with a diverse group of engineers
• Brief management of lab status and progress
• Manage daily lab operations and activities in compliance with policies and procedures
• Work with internal and external customers to define and document instrumentation, data requirements, and test planning including data acquisition, processing, and analysis to satisfy test objectives
• Maintain the lab spaces to ensure an organized, clean, and safe work area
• Organize data pertaining to lab equipment and hardware in detail for tracking purposes
• Create lab processes to ensure lab users have documentation on how the lab operates
• Roll out said processes to lab users and ensure adherence to rules and guidelines

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree