Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to support their Weapons Systems – Armament site in Plymouth, MN, to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come.
Requirements
- Experience with Department of Defense (DoD) programs and projects as they relate to product verification and validation per program requirements as they relate to test plans, test conduct, and test report generation.
- Complete understanding and application of the various military specifications and standards as they relate to requirements verifications for advanced weapons, medium and large caliber ammunition, and precision guidance weapons.
- Experience with environmental testing methods and processes, such as ballistics, tracer, self-destruct, round performance, temperature (storage and live fire), transportation vibration, drop shock, thermal, jolt/jumble, salt fog, waterproofing, and E3.
- Prior experience assembling test plans and test reports for customer deliverables in capturing required test data per the test plan/procedure.
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings per ASME that would include extensive use of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) – per ASME Y14.5-2009.
- Prior use and experience with the Siemens Teamcenter PLM ePIC and System Requirements TcSE tools.
- Failure analysis and resolution methods, such as FRACAS, 8D, and others.
Responsibilities
- As a Systems Test Engineer, the applicant will be required to perform as the lead test engineer in the creation of Master Test Plans (MTPs), Hardware Utilization Matrixes (HUMs), Detailed Test Plans (DTPs), Test Procedures, and Engineering Test Reports (ETRs) in a Department of Defense (DoD) environment utilizing the applicable military specifications and standards as they relate to the verification/validation of the various system requirements.
- The applicant will be required to lead testing activities for programs and projects as part of Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) in the area of adhering to proper test engineering practices and procedures to ensure company work instructions and processes are followed.
- Additional tasks will be to perform as a Control Account Manager (CAM) in support the engineering and design verification testing activities in coordination with other company IPTs to help ensure budgets are maintained and met while meeting milestones and deliveries.
- The candidate will also be a key contributor and interface with our external customers and business partners.
- Also, the applicant will be required to plan, lead, organize, and generate the required documentation packages (including checklists), such as lead the required Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) prior to test conduct.
- The candidate will also support test conduct activities that may include off-site and out-of-state test ranges and locations that include travelling at times to be in the 25% to 50% range approximately.
- In addition, tasks will include proposal and bidding activities for potentially new programs and projects.
Other
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Ability to obtain and maintain government Secret Clearance
- Ability to travel in the range of 25% to 50% will be required to support the various off-site testing activities.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently and organize/prioritize job assignments and tasks.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, or Systems Engineering plus 5 years of work experience performing as a Systems Integration and Test Engineer; Or master’s degree plus 3 years of experience
