Principal Engineer Test (ICT)

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:

• They will be responsible for insuring product quality by creating production test equipment for military/aerospace products. Includes programming, debugging, and deploying into production equipment that adjust, calibrates and certifies device specifications.

• Maintain and update all test equipment supporting board level and functional testers.

• Understand the functionality of several products to reduce or suggest additional tests.

• Development and the modification of In-Circuit programs on Keysight 3070 systems

• Assist on fixture fabrication / ordering and manage suppliers.

• Innovate and optimize test improvements to achieve maximum throughput and utilization of In-Circuit work center.

• Lead DFT on all product lines creating design rules and requirements and work closely with the PWB and electrical design teams.

• Will consider a hybrid teleworking arrangement for this position.

Principal Test Engineer Required Skills:

• Our position requires 9 years of experience building and maintaining automated test equipment.  Will consider a Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience and Masters degree and 3 years of experience.

• 8+ year of experience on ICT (Keysight 3070)

• Must be US citizen.

• Must be able to acquire a Secret clearance.

• Experience programing to interact with instruments.

• Functional testing experience using the Keysight 3070 system.

• Experience with In-system programming and JTAG boundary scan technology.

• Experience with CAD data processing.

• Knowledge in Electrical and Functional Testers with: Interfaces, Pneumatic Systems, Communication protocols, PXI and GPIB instruments test platforms.

• Experience with Six Sigma tools (i.e. DOE, R&R, MSE, DFSS).

• Ability to manage multiple & concurrent tasks while maintaining a sense of urgency.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, team working, self-motivation, self-driven.

Preferred Skills:

• Electronic Engineer or Computer Engineer oriented to hardware.

• Digital and Analog Electronics experience with circuit analysis skills.

• Solid communications skills and ability to clearly establish verbal communication including remote audiences.

Sr. Principal Test Engineer Required Skills:

• Our position requires 13 years of experience building and maintaining automated test equipment.  Will consider a Bachelors degree and 9 years of experience and Masters degree and 7 years of experience.

• 8+ year of experience on ICT (Keysight 3070)

• Must be US citizen.

• Must be able to acquire a Secret clearance.

• Experience programing to interact with instruments.

• Functional testing experience using the Keysight 3070 system.

• Experience with In-system programming and JTAG boundary scan technology.

• Experience with CAD data processing.

• Knowledge in Electrical and Functional Testers with: Interfaces, Pneumatic Systems, Communication protocols, PXI and GPIB instruments test platforms.

• Experience with Six Sigma tools (i.e. DOE, R&R, MSE, DFSS).

• Ability to manage multiple & concurrent tasks while maintaining a sense of urgency.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, team working, self-motivation, self-driven.

Preferred Skills:

• Electronic Engineer or Computer Engineer oriented to hardware.

• Digital and Analog Electronics experience with circuit analysis skills.

• Solid communications skills and ability to clearly establish verbal communication including remote audiences.

Salary Range: $90,600 USD - $136,000 USD

Salary Range 2: $112,300 USD - $169,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.