Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 months ago
Sr. Principal Test Engineer – RF Systems (AHT)
United States-California-Northridge
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $187K/yr
9+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking a Sr. Principal Test Engineer – RF Systems to join their Production Test Engineering group in Northridge, CA. The role involves supporting the development and sustainment of RF test chambers and equipment for missile subsystems, ensuring production readiness and acting as a technical subject matter expert.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Act as the primary point of contact for RF chamber and equipment readiness, working closely with engineering management and program management to align the technical execution and deliverables with overall program objectives
Provide clear direction to the cross-functional engineering team, ensuring development and production goals are met, risks are mitigated, and issues are driven to timely closure
Identify improvements related to throughput and measurement accuracy to enhance quality, cost reduction, operational performance, and improve equipment effectiveness
Support internal program and business leadership by preparing and delivering briefs, program reviews, risk assessments, and product/program roadmaps
Lead cross-functional efforts related to rate and capacity engineering projects with teams of development engineers, manufacturing engineers and industrial engineers
Support proposal development and substantiation of related contract activities
Support capital, facility, and other resource identification to secure discretionary funding requests for equipment needs
Qualification
Required
BS degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, or related field with 9 Years of experience; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or equivalent experience
Prior experience with production test equipment development, verification and sustainment
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with related disciplines and teams
Excellent problem-solving abilities with a track record of navigating through ambiguity and developing actionable plans
US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance
Preferred
MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related fields
Experience in transition from Technology Development to EMD, EMD to Limited Rate Production and product life-cycle engineering
Experience with measuring test equipment effectiveness including availability, performance, and quality
Experience with Production Readiness Reviews (PRR)
Experience with manufacturing capacity planning
Experience with estimating tasking including authoring and approving Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for Proposals
Experience in Missile Development and/or Airborne Systems
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