🚀 Associate Systems Engineer (SkillBridge) - R10203748

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Systems Engineer to join their team. The position will be in Northridge, CA.

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for coordination and collaboration with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems in establishing and managing the technical baseline in support of review milestones.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems has an opening for an Associate Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be in Northridge, CA.

The Systems Engineer will be responsible for coordination and collaboration with diverse engineering design teams to provide imaginative, technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems in establishing and managing the technical baseline in support of review milestones.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans for products ranging from components to sub-assemblies to vehicle-level systems.
• Operate and/or support complex test systems and specialized test equipment.
• Plans detail operations from digital models, blueprints, engineering orders, change notices, and other design releases.
• Support Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.
• Support updates to Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Interface Change Notices (ICNs), technical manuals, technical specifications, and system/subsystem documentation for the customer/end user.
• Generate manufacturing documentation, e.g., Acceptance Test Plans, Acceptance Test Procedures, Assembly Instructions, based on system/subsystem designs.
• Support various technical meetings, such as Material Review Boards (MRB), Change Control Board (CCB), Engineering Review Board (ERB), to understand the latest configuration(s) of the system/subsystem integration and designs and assess impact.
• Analyze and review data to ensure that hardware is operating as expected utilizing numerical data analysis tools to interpret test results.
• Write test reports that include test results and conclusions based on the data collected.
• Provide systems engineering support as part of a trouble shooting teams with systems engineering expertise in multiple areas (e.g., RF, Mechanical, Electrical, and Material Properties).
• Track individual metrics, maintain notebook, capture lessons learned and undocumented process details.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 0 years of experience in engineering; OR a Master's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 0 years of experience in engineering.
• Familiarity with working with electronic equipment.
• An active in-scope DoD Secret clearance.
• The ability to obtain program access (PAR). This PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Meets DoD SkillBridge Qualifications as per DODI .

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Engineering Physics; Master’s Degree.
• Experience working on military aircraft / weapons systems / spacecraft systems.
• Experience in developing, managing, and decomposing requirements.
• Experience in system architecture, CONOPs, or model-based system engineering.
• Experience in ICD development and integration.
• Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
• Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, technical specifications, and operating procedures.
• Ability to interpret electrical schematic diagrams and mechanical drawings.
• MBSE and Agile Systems Engineering Experience.
• Experience with DOORS, Confluence, and JIRA.
• Familiarity with RCCA process.
• Prior experience working in an AS9100 environment.
• Experience working with RF or Electronics sensor systems.
• Experience in configuration management process using a product lifecycle management tool, e.g., Teamcenter, Windchill, StarTeam.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.