RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal/ Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer to join our team . This position is located in Clearfield, UT.
What You’ll Get To Do:
As an Electrical Engineer on the Ground Minuteman Automatic Test System (GMATS) team, you will support system technical updates by replacing and integrating new COTS test equipment while ensuring system performance and reliability are maintained. You will support regression testing using established test programs to validate system changes, as well as troubleshoot complex software and hardware issues on the Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) to ensure proper functionality. In this role, you will analyze system and test requirements to develop and refine ATE solutions that accurately verify unit-under-test performance, and you will maintain system software, including instrument drivers and supporting utilities. You will also develop and update operating procedures that promote safe, repeatable, and efficient ATE operation, create and maintain engineering drawings and technical data packages that reflect system configurations and changes, and review and develop test documentation (including test plans, procedures, and reports) to ensure completeness, accuracy, and alignment with program and customer requirements. Following qualification and acceptance, you will support field deployment and transition to operations, helping ensure a smooth rollout and sustained system performance in the operational environment.
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum Education or Experience
T03: 5 Years with Bachelors in STEM degree field; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
T04: 8 Years with Bachelors in a STEM degree field; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD security clearance (Secret).
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM discipline
Ability to review and interpret system requirements, engineering drawings, and technical orders, and identify impacts from system updates
Hands-on electronics troubleshooting experience and proficiency using standard electronic test equipment (e.g., multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators)
Experience developing software in C++ in a Windows and/or embedded environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in a cross-functional engineering team
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience authoring, decomposing, and maintaining system and/or software requirements, including requirements traceability
Experience developing test plans, test procedures, and test reports for hardware and/or software verification
Direct experience with ATE system design, integration, or maintenance in an aerospace, defense, or similarly regulated environment
Familiarity with configuration management, change control, and documentation of system updates
Cybersecurity background or experience applying cybersecurity considerations to test systems or embedded platforms
As a full-time…