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 System 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.
Space Systems has an opening for a Associate Engineer Electrical to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, California.
This position is for an Electrical Engineer with broad interests whose expertise can be applied to the development of cutting-edge military programs.
Responsibilities include:
Participate in Integration and test teams for complex programs
Author Automated Test Sequence (ATS) scripts in Python and author procedures for execution of integration and test
Test, troubleshoot, and debug Spacecraft Flight Hardware, Software, Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), and electrical circuits
Maintain product technical data package.
Lead resolution of technical challenges.
Strong analytical skills and the ability organize/prioritize job assignments and tasks.
Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team and outside disciplines.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field
Experience and background in developing digital electronic subsystems
Experience in circuit card design or test from high level specifications
Experience coding in Python
Willing to work any shift and cover extended work weeks as required (e.g. 24/7 environmental testing)
US Citizenship required, with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Security Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Prior work experience in electrical engineering
MS Degree in Electrical Engineering
Experience with RF and digital signal processing design and implementation
Experience with LabView, MS Visio, Jira/Bitbucket,
Experience developing digital electronic modules, circuit boards, ASICs and/or FPGAs for aerospace/military applications
Experience with DoD architectures (e.g. SOSA, OMS) and Industry/Military Standards (e.g. MIL-STD-1553)
ACTIVE US Security Clearance at Top Secret level or higher