Our team works with pride across business units, functional groups, and customers toward a common goal: To protect our troops. Our work is unique, challenging, and rewarding, but most of all, it is work that makes a difference.

The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Engineering team, where they will work on Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) suite of products as a Test Engineer.

Manufacturing Engineers thrive in an environment of daily unique challenges and proximity to products. Partnering with production, successful test engineers lead troubleshooting and ensure excellence in hardware and software. Engineers who do well in this setting enjoy seeing their work perform in a test or a product, collaborate and communicate well across functions, and are innovative problem solvers. Best suited to this role are those who enjoy learning and bring a sense of urgency and energy to their tasks.

What you will get to do:

• Identify and implement improvements and corrective actions across products and processes.
• Analyze test failures and failure data to identify trends; create failure analysis materials such as charts, quad charts, and customer presentations.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Analyze metrics (e.g., yields, touch time/test time) to identify continuous improvement opportunities; optimize processes to reduce cost and increase throughput.
• Perform hands-on troubleshooting of lasers, turrets/transmitters, ultraviolet sensors, infrared sensors, system processors, and associated test equipment and systems.
• Contribute to research, design, development, and test activities for a variety of electronic equipment and systems.
• Support the production floor and test technicians with timely technical guidance.
• Lead and support Non-Recurring (NRE) projects, including test station design, drawings and validations, and development testing.
• Work with suppliers to resolve technical hardware issues.
• Execute hardware integration and test activities.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, including change notices, parts lists, bills of materials, test reports, and test procedures.
• Coordinate with suppliers and contract manufacturers (CMs) on test readiness, escapes, and quality improvements.

The ideal candidate will possess excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

Basic Qualifications for the Electrical Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Technology or a related STEM field and a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience with data analysis and root cause/corrective action
• Experience with Microsoft Office
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading projects
• Experience presenting to key stakeholders
• Experience with Python and/or C#
• Experience coding scripts/automation
• Experience with lasers and optics

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off, and Additional Benefits, including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

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