Staff Test Engineer
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Mission Enabling Products is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years.
We are seeking a Staff Test Engineer for our Deployables Operating Unit located in our Oxnard, CA facility.
Learn more about Mission Enabling Products at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-products
Overview
Reporting to the Test Engineering Manager, the Principal Test Engineer will be responsible for creating and implementing test plans, test requirements, test tooling, test setup and execution procedures, as well as performing post-test data processing and reporting to ensure product contractual and derived requirements. The qualified candidate will have ownership of their work through all phases of product development, production, testing, and integration supporting internal and external teams as required.
Primary Responsibilities:
Leadership of product testing, working in close collaboration with all parts of the Operating Unit for the design, development, planning & writing of test plans, test requirements, and test setup & execution procedures.
Leadership of test tooling, software, and instrumentation design, development, and selection.
Support test data collection, post-test data review, reporting, and test requirements verification.
Technical writing to produce test documentation.
Lead, participate, and present in internal and external (customer) reviews.
Leverage modern tools and methods to reduce cost and schedule of product testing.
Accountable for management and tracking of multiple priorities while maintaining a focus towards common project goals of the program team, matrix organization, and customers.
Accountable to the Operating Unit Test Engineering Manager for meeting the Test Engineering safety, quality, delivery and cost expectations of internal and external customers within entire product value streams.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or STEM related field with 14+ years of experience in testing, systems engineering, mechanical design, or other applicable experience; OR 12+ years experience with a Master's degree; OR 9+ years experience with a PhD
Demonstrated problem solving skills with hands-on project experience
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 technical writing and/or procedure development skills
Advanced mechanical computer aided design (CAD) software skills
Ability to travel between the Oxnard, CA and Goleta, CA sites and travel to support customers
US Citizenship is a bona fide requirement
Preferred Qualifications:
10+ years test engineering experience in the aerospace/aeronautics industry
Demonstrated proficiency in test automation software (i.e., LabVIEW, Python or other) for product testing
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