Electronics Engineer - Software Integration & Test

Relocation assistance may be available. This position requires an active in-scope USG Top Secret clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR) prior to commencement of employment. Travel is required up to 25% of the time. Full-time, on-site work at our Palmdale, CA facility; no remote, hybrid, or telework available.

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.

Responsibilities

• Perform integration and test of software/hardware components into a single system on the host environment.
• Work in development, lab, and operational environments.
• Integration and testing of a component in a complex system in the appropriate environment.
• Perform integration, test, and troubleshooting across multiple networks interfacing with customer SMEs.
• Ensure thorough documentation is created and maintained at the level appropriate for any sell-off event and to allow others to integrate in the future.
• Facilitate collaboration with software developers, system engineers, hardware engineers, and integration/test engineers to diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.
• Develop and execute installation, integration, and acceptance test procedures.
• Develop quality technical documentation.
• Submit detailed problem reports.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Active in-scope USG Top Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR) prior to commencement of employment and within a reasonable timeframe as determined by the company.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification (e.g., CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, CISSP) within a reasonable timeframe as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Special Program Access.
• Active DoD 8140 approved IAT Level II (or higher) compliant certification (e.g., CCNA Security, Security+CE, CCNP, CISSP).
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Operating Systems, RHEL, Active Directory, VMware ESXi, Kubernetes, and Docker containers.
• Basic knowledge of deployment of Microsoft Windows Server/Workstation and RHEL systems.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses in addition to base pay.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
• Long-term incentives for eligible employees in Vice President or Director positions.