Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer
- Location:
- Elkridge, Maryland, 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.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our organization 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.
We are looking for you to join our team as a Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer based out of Elkridge, MD. As a Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer 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.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Integrating, troubleshooting, and testing RF sensor systems
- Supporting integration / lab environment development and establishment
- Collaborate with software, firmware, and hardware teams to understand expected unit level and system level behavior to define test cases, and ensure testing is producing expected data points.
- Define & develop test capabilities that exercise and stress respective software and hardware capabilities.
- Support the development and maintenance of system integration plans and system test plans.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 8 years of experience; or 6 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree; or 4 years of experience with STEM PhD degree.
- An additional 4 years of relevant experience/education can be considered in lieu of a Bachelor of Science Degree
- Experience with RF lab test equipment: signal generator, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving HW/SW/FW integration problems
- Experience with test scripting, data analysis, and/or signal processing
- Knowledge of RF systems and hardware
- Clearance: Candidate must be a US citizen and currently have, and be able to maintain an active/current U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance or higher.
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of Systems Engineering concepts, including requirements analysis and verification planning and execution
- Multi-disciplinary engineering experience and exposure (Software/Digital, Hardware, Electrical, Systems) and strong ability to communicate cross functionally
- Knowledge and experience with ground radars and AESA radar development, design, test
- Master’s degree in STEM or technical leadership
- Experience supporting USMC and/or USAF customer
- Ability to qualify for program access based on customer requirements (SAP/SAR)