Job Description

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! We are looking for you to join our team as Test Engineer Level 2/3 based out of Sunnyvale, CA. In this role at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation. The rotating machinery team within the Systems Integration and Test group is seeking an innovative, self-driven Test Engineer Level 2/3 to join our dynamic, multifaceted team. Your mission will be to ensure that our propulsion and power generation equipment meets the stringent testing requirements for our nation’s newest submarines and aircraft carriers. What You’ll get to Do: In this role, you will have the opportunity to accomplish system-level tests of our turbine-generators and gear-driven propulsion units—from integrating data-acquisition systems and programming automation routines to acquiring and analyzing data, controlling test conduct and writing procedures and reports. You will learn about the technologies that make our power-generation and propulsion systems unique, gaining valuable insight to ensure our tested products are assets our nation’s service members can trust. The role requires 12.5 hour shifts to support 24/7 system-level test campaigns in our factory and will include night shift support 30-70% of the time. The testing work schedule may span two or three months continuously. Although the workload may sound intense, we do offer flexibility in taking paid time off and compensate for all additional hours worked on shift during testing campaigns. If this type of work aligns to your strengths and goals, then we’d like to hear from you! This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on the qualifications listed below: Basic Qualifications for Level 2 Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math discipline) with 2 years relevant work experience; or Master’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math discipline) with no relevant experience. Experience using benchtop instrumentation (e.g. spectrum analyzers and digital multimeters). Ability to interpret basic circuit diagrams. Must be willing to work night shift 30-70% of the time Must be willing to work at field sites as needed. US Citizenship required. Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security Clearance. Basic Qualifications for Level 3 Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math discipline) with 5 years relevant work experience; or Master’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math discipline) with 3 years relevant work experience. Experience using benchtop instrumentation (e.g. spectrum analyzers and digital multimeters). Ability to interpret basic circuit diagrams. Must be willing to work night shift 30-70% of the time Must be willing to work at field sites as needed. US Citizenship required. Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security Clearance. Preferred Qualifications: Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Aerospace Engineering Industry experience related to testing and troubleshooting Experience troubleshooting analog or high-voltage circuitry Programming and/or automation experience (e. g. MATLAB, Python, C/C++, C#, Visual Basic, and LabVIEW) PLC programming experience (e.g. Allen Bradley) Experience testing rotating machinery Acoustics, dynamics, or control-systems testing experience Experience using multi-channel data acquisition (DAQ) systems Experience testing large structures Systems-Engineering experience Navy experience

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