Staff Engineer Hardware

Northrop Grumman · United States

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives today and for generations to come. Our pioneering spirit keeps us at the forefront of major technological advancements from stealth platforms to deepspace missions.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Staff Hardware Engineer to join our team supporting F35 Sustainment in San Diego, CA. In this role, you will serve as a technical leader and subjectmatter expert for RF/digital hardware, driving sustainment strategy, design improvements, and test/process optimization across a complex hardware portfolio.

What Youll Do

• Provide technical leadership and direction for RF/digital hardware sustainment across the program

• Define and drive hardware test strategies, architectures, and equipment roadmaps
• Own highimpact investigations (RCCAs) and lead crossfunctional teams to resolve complex hardware and test issues
• Analyze hardware and test performance data to identify systemic trends and lead corrective/improvement actions
• Guide the development, verification, and implementation of new or improved test methods, fixtures, and equipment
• Collaborate with systems, software, and manufacturing engineering to ensure robust hardware/software integration
• Mentor and coach engineers and technicians, building capability in troubleshooting and rootcause analysis
• Establish and maintain product yield targets; drive yield improvement initiatives and report status in program forums
• Support organizational and depotlevel maintenance and technical support at customer and field locations, as needed
• Partner with program management and functional leadership to align hardware sustainment priorities with program objectives

Telework: Scheduled telework may be approved at the managers discretion.
Travel: Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline and typically 12 or more years of related engineering experience; or
  Masters degree in a STEM discipline and typically 10 or more years of related engineering experience; or
  PhD in a STEM discipline and typically 8 or more years of related engineering experience

• Experience working with classified and unclassified networks, secure data/storage solutions, and government interfaces

• Deep working knowledge of engineering principles, processes, and software/hardware integration

• Handson experience performing electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as multimeters, network/spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.

• Experience reading and interpreting specifications, schematics, and block diagrams and translate them into test and troubleshooting approaches

• Experience assessing test equipment effectiveness (availability, performance, quality) and leading improvement efforts

• Proven analytical thinking, problemsolving, and technical decisionmaking skills on complex hardware issues

• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence crossfunctional teams and to work both independently and as part of an integrated product team

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance

• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as a hardware technical lead or subjectmatter expert on a major program or product line

• Experience writing, reviewing, and presenting technical information to internal stakeholders and external customers

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering or related field, with specialization in RF or highspeed digital design

• Knowledge of C, C++, LabVIEW, Python or other scripting languages used in automated test environments

• Familiarity with FPGA/VHDL concepts and programming, and their interaction with hardware test and diagnostics

• Experience in highreliability, aerospace/defense hardware environments (mil/aero standards, environmental test, etc.)

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance

What We Can Offer You
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!