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　　An organization within Northrop Grumman's Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Mission Enabling Products is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years. We are seeking a Test Engineer to support the operations division at our Goleta location.

　　Learn more about Spacecraft Components at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components/ .

　　Overview

　　Reporting to the Test Engineering Manager, the Test Engineer will be responsible for execution of test procedures, as well as performing post-test data processing and reporting to ensure product contractual and derived requirements. The qualified candidate will have ownership of their work through all phases of product development, production, testing, and integration supporting internal and external teams as required.

　　Primary Responsibilities:

　　Lead product testing, working in close collaboration with all parts of the Operating Unit for the test planning, coordinating, setup, execution, data reduction, test reporting, and post-data processing.

　　Leading in integration of products to test tooling, software, equipment, and instrumentation.

　　Lead test data collection, post-test data review, reporting, and support test requirements verification.

　　Support technical writing to produce test documentation.

　　Lead, participate, and present in internal and external (customer) reviews.

　　Leverage modern tools and methods to reduce cost and schedule of product testing.

　　Accountable for management and tracking of multiple priorities while maintaining a focus on common project goals of the program team, matrix organization, and customers.

　　Accountable to the Operating Unit Operations Test Engineering Manager for meeting the Operations Test Engineering safety, quality, delivery, and cost expectations of internal and external customers within entire product value streams.

　　Basic Qualifications:

　　Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of relevant experience; OR 0 years of relevant experience with a Master's degree; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

　　Experience troubleshooting test equipment, test tooling, and test harness.

　　Experience with testing automation or other lean manufacturing/testing methodologies.

　　Demonstrated technical writing and/or procedure development skills.

　　Ability to travel to the Goleta, CA site as needed

　　U.S. Citizenship is a bona fide requirement

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　3+ years test engineering specific experience preferred.

　　Demonstrated proficiency in test automation software (i.e., LabVIEW, Python or similar) for product testing preferred.

　　Demonstrated proficiency in measuring and controlling various electronic components such as motors, actuators, positional sensing devices, load transducers, etc is preferred.

　　Experience in aerospace or aeronautical industry is preferred.

　　Excellent communication skills - presentation, oral, written, and listening.

　　Self-motivated with the ability to organize and prioritize job assignments and tasks.

　　Ability to work independently as well as in an integrated team and adapt to change and dynamic requirements.

　　Demonstrated technical writing and/or procedure development skills.

　　Demonstrated proficiency PIM Testing

　　Demonstrated proficiency in methods such as Jira & Confluence

　　Salary Range: $79,300 - $118,900

　　The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

　　Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

　　Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.