Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 months ago
Principal RF Payload Integration & Test Engineer/Sr. Principal RF Payload Integration & Test Engineer
United States-California-El Segundo
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$110K/yr - $206K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Principal RF Payload Integration & Test Engineer/Sr. Principal RF Payload Integration & Test Engineer. This role involves executing experiments and exercises for RF payload integration and testing, collaborating with a diverse team to develop integration and test plans, and contributing to system prototype integration.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Contribute to and participate in regular rhythm meetings with stakeholders to communicate overall test planning, system prototype integration, test execution, supportability, and logistics
Contribute to the develop of payload and platform specific integration and test plan/procedure supporting the mission relevant risk reduction test and experiments
Contribute to system prototype integration into on-site test infrastructure, compatibility analyses with existing platform/payload, resolution of technical challenges related to hardware, software, or interface requirements
Contribute to and participate in customer working groups and post-test debriefs, e.g., Informal Test Readiness Review (iTRR), Test Planning Working Group, Joint Warfighter Working Group, etc
Contribute to the implementation and execution of the integration and test plan and deliver test reports
Develop and present products for major program reviews and activities
Collaborate with a geographically dispersed cross-discipline team of engineers and industry partners
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company
Experience testing RF, antenna, radio, and cable measurement/VSWR in both laboratory and testing site environments
Demonstrated experience in establishing detail test plan/procedures (such as developing test cases and/or scenarios and execution of tests) on prototype hardware and software within the Unit and Subsystem level of assembly
Ability to work with challenging and continuously changing schedules and tasks with little technical direction
Must have a Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; or a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
Preferred
Ability to work independently and manage tasks to ensure the primary objectives of the team and program are met
Strong organizational and planning skills
Prior R&D experience within varying environments (lab, field work, customer sites, etc.)
Integration and test experience to include developing the detailed Integration Flow, identifying required facilities, coordinating development and procurement of test equipment, ground equipment, and data instrumentation, identifying and planning required personnel for execution
Experience working within an Assembly, Integration and Test (AI&T) program to include initial planning, development, execution through to delivery of a complete system(s)
Experience trouble shooting, failure investigation, and resolution during platform/payload integration and testing event(s)
Strong working experience with government personnel to support the platform testing on-site
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase