Test Design Hardware Engineer / Principal Test Design Hardware Engineer

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Waynesboro, VA +1 · Material/Process

Hardware Engineer role focused on designing and testing hardware solutions, including console design, interface panels, power/cooling, RF, and electronic circuits. Requires experience with integrated hardware design, schematic layouts, and lab test equipment. The role involves SW/HW integration, requirements verification, and anomaly resolution. A Secret clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design creative and flexible HW solutions with a motivated team of experts
  2. HW Design Examples: - Console Design - Interface Panel Layouts and Interconnections - Power/Cooling Monitor and Control - RF Design - Electronic Circuit Design
  3. SW/HW integration
  4. Requirements verification
  5. Actively support the investigation, resolution and documentation of product anomalies

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 2 years of experience, master's degree with 0 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields
  • U.S Citizenship
  • Ability to obtain/maintain an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
  • Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
  • Experience in hardware design
  • Experience with integrated (analog, power, digital) hardware Design
  • Experience in panel design, cable design, and schematic layouts
  • Experience with lab test equipment (such as Network Analyzers, DMM and O-Scopes)
  • Effective verbal and written communication

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline
  • Automated Test Equipment (ATE) design and integration background
  • Ability to work with minimal direction and guidance
  • Experience with LabWindows CVI, C / C++ programming
  • TestStand programming
  • Proficiency with digital, analog, RF test equipment, RF theory and high-speed digital design
  • Familiarity with differential digital interfaces like LVDS - PXI/PXIe and VME bus experience
  • Experience with schematic design tools (e.g., Mentor Graphics, Zuken, Capital, etc.)
  • Experience with hands-on troubleshooting with electrical hardware and software automation
  • PCB Layout
  • Technical Lead experience
  • Active Secret or higher clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • U.S. Government Secret Clearance
  • Secret Clearance