Associate Systems Engineer

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a skilled Systems Engineer for Integration & Test in Woodland Hills, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Synthesize customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules for complete systems.
• Design a formal qualification strategy to qualify new system designs utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel, DOORS.
• Use scripting knowledge to develop test scripts to automate test campaigns.
• Coordinate integrated testing activities.
• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.
• Perform technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system-level evaluations.
• Conduct formal technical reviews, such as Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) with internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Assess performance of Navigation Systems and Mission Computers by analyzing data using MATLAB or similar software.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact during test events, managing customer expectations and reporting results.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university.
• Familiarity authoring test procedures, managing test facility interfaces, and ensuring data integrity and cataloging.
• Familiarity with test execution, diagnostics, and formal requirement decomposition with traceability and verification.
• Familiarity creating automated test scripts that integrate with hardware interfaces.
• Familiarity in at least one of the following programming environments: MATLAB, C, C++, C#, and/or Python.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple, shifting priorities while maintaining safety standards.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active US Government Secret Level security clearance.
• US Citizenship
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active US Government Secret Level security clearance.
• Experience in System Test efforts in a dynamic work environment.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation assistance may be available