Aircraft Electrician - Level 2&3 - Palmdale CA

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Electrical assembly and wire harness installation
• Checks, tests, and troubleshoots electrical systems for conformance to specifications and perform repair, removal, and reinstallation of wiring as necessary
• Cuts wire to length, strips insulation from wire ends, and insulates connections with plastic sleeves
• Attaches wire or complicated electrical systems to fixtures and accessories such as transformers, instrument panels, and switchboards with fasteners (bolts, screws, or solder)
• May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures
• Able to obtain half & full-face respirator certification
• Daily usage of manufacturing shop controls and systems
• Use of appropriate PPE when working on the shop floor
• Recommend and implement continuous improvement activities in production methods, equipment performance and team effectiveness

Requirements

• Aircraft Electrician Level 2: High School diploma or GED, 2 years' electrical experience in an aerospace, automotive, military, manufacturing and/or maintenance environment
• Aircraft Electrician Level 3: High School diploma or GED, 5 years' electrical experience in an aerospace, automotive, military, manufacturing and/or maintenance environment

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Must be able to perform moderate strenuous physical and repetitious work to include bending, stooping, kneeling, standing, walking, squatting, crawling, twisting, carrying tools, lifting to 35 pounds and working with arms overhead
• Preferred Qualifications: Electrical experience in an aerospace environment, Completion of A&P certificate program

Skills

• The ability to utilize a computer for basic functions (including navigating through windows operating systems, getting online, executing online training modules and ability to be trained using on the job software)

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $51,400.00 - $85,600.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $61,100.00 - $101,800.00

Schedule

• The ability to work 1st “5 AM – 3:30 PM” or 2nd shift “4:12 PM – 2:42 AM” and any work schedule