Test Engineer - Level 2 or Level 3

About the role

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Test Engineer - Level 2 or Level 3 to join our MEP Team in Oxnard, CA.

This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

Responsibilities

• Perform product testing, working in close collaboration with all parts of the Operating Unit for the test planning, coordinating, setup, execution, data reduction, test reporting, and post-data processing.
• Support with test data collection, post-test data review, reporting, and support test requirements verification.
• Participate and present in internal and external (customer) reviews.
• Leverage modern tools and methods to reduce cost and schedule of product testing.
• Accountable to the Operating Unit Operations Test Engineering Manager for meeting the Operations Test Engineering safety, quality, delivery, and cost expectations of internal and external customers within entire product value streams.

Requirements

• Must be able to support working multiple shifts; ie: 1st shift 6am to 3:30pm and 2nd shift 2:30pm to Midnight

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications - Level 2: Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 2 years of test experience; OR Master's Degree in STEM; Experience troubleshooting test equipment, test tooling, and test harnesses; Experience with testing automation or other lean manufacturing/testing methodologies; Demonstrated technical writing and/or procedure development skills; Ability to travel between the Oxnard, CA, and Goleta, CA sites and travel to support customers, and needed, approximately 10%.
• Basic Qualifications - Level 3: Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of test experience; OR Master's Degree in STEM with 2 years of test experience; Experience troubleshooting test equipment, test tooling, and test harnesses; Experience with testing automation or other lean manufacturing/testing methodologies; Demonstrated technical writing and/or procedure development skills; Ability to travel between the Oxnard, CA, and Goleta, CA sites and travel to support customers, and needed, approximately 10%.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in test automation software (i.e., LabVIEW or other) for product testing preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in measuring and controlling various electronic components such as motors, actuators, positional sensing devices, load transducers, etc is preferred.
• Experience in aerospace or aeronautical industry is preferred.
• Excellent communication skills – presentation, oral, written, and listening.
• Self-motivated with the ability to organize and prioritize job assignments and tasks.
• Able to work independently as well as in an integrated team and adapt to change and dynamic requirements.
• Demonstrated proficiencies in methods such as Jira & Confluence.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.