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Engineer/Principal Engineer (Level 2/3)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-Redondo Beach
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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. Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today. Space Systems is an industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible possible. Northrop Grumman, Western Region Manufacturing and Operations, Mechanical & Environmental Test Engineering Dept, Specialty Test Team in Redondo Beach, CA is looking for an experienced, hard-working, and reliable Engineer/Principal Engineer (Level 2/3) to join our diverse team. We support all areas and phases of air and space builds from R&D testing to launch operations across our four distinct disciplines: Structural Test, Measurements/Instrumentation, Alignments, and Hazardous Operations/Ordnance. Selected candidate will apply their electrical, mechanical, and computer skills towards primarily supporting the Alignments and Ordnance teams but there is opportunity to cross-train between all-disciplines based on interests as a long-term support and career development plan. Qualified individuals will collaborate with various disciplines and different levels of personnel throughout all phases and disciplines of Specialty Test towards a collective objective and must exhibit excellent communication skills and exceptional abilities to work well within a diverse team. Functional performance includes test planning, hardware and instrumentation design, set-up, and operation, as well as test set-up, execution, troubleshooting, data reduction and test report preparation/presentation. This is a very unique role/opportunity that requires the candidate to demonstrate proficiency in both electrical and mechanical facets involved with all testing functions interchangeably. Selected candidate must be a motivated, driven individual with excellent communication skills, capable of successfully completing statement of work with somewhat minimal oversight/supervision. Candidate must have strong analytical/troubleshooting skills and possess the ability to adapt and learn new skills/software/operations quickly with thorough documentation. Responsi