Engineer Test
- Location:
- Rocket Center, West Virginia, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
This position will be located at on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. No remote work is available for this position.
Rocket Center, WV is located along the North Branch Potomac River in Mineral County, West Virginia and is home to the Allegany Ballistics Laboratory (ABL), a government installation operated by Northrop Grumman. Known for its scenic mountain landscapes, rolling hills and state parks, the region offers a multitude of outdoor recreational opportunities to include hiking, mountain biking, skiing, fishing, hunting and whitewater rafting. Where can you get to from Rocket Center? We are just a couple hours from Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Pittsburgh and not far from Philadelphia, Virginia and Ohio. If you enjoy a beautiful all-weather climate, low cost of living, zero gridlock traffic, outdoor activities, and easy access to major cities along the east coast - this area has a lot to offer!
Learn more about our site here:
https://www.northropgrumman.com/careers/northrop-grumman-in-rocket-center-west-virginia
Engineer Test
Designs, develops, and implements testing methods and equipment. Assist in planning, schedules, and equipment required for testing and evaluating standard and special devices. Compiles data and defines changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements. Reviews incoming test requests and aids in assessing current abilities verses future requirements. Maintains the area equipment standard by monitoring potential failure trends, investigating new and developing technologies and collaborates with management on its potential implementation. Assist in review of test data and/or troubleshooting test equipment/instrumentation. Provides oversight on testing of all production samples as well as special tests.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering with 2 years of relevant experience, Masters degree and 0+ years of experience, or High School Diploma/GED with 9 years of relevant work experience.
- Knowledge of test instrumentation/transducers (pressure, force, acceleration, position, temperature, etc)
- Basic understanding of a PID control system
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (WORD, ACCESS and EXCEL)
- Demonstrated organizational skills
- Ability to collaborate with others in a team to accomplish a common goal
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
Preferred Qualifications:
- Instrumentation knowledge/experience (i.e. pressure, force, accelerometer, thermocouple, strain gage, etc)
- Instrumentation calibration knowledge
- Demonstrate ability to complete projects on time with minimal oversight
- Data Acquisition System operation experience
- General programming experience/skills
- EXCEL macro programming experience/programming skills
- ACCESS Database experience/programming skills
- MatLab/LabView experience/programming skills