U109 Engineering Technician C - 1st Shift

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Baltimore, MD +1 · NGC - Non - NGJF Union

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineering Technician C to construct, test, and troubleshoot electro-mechanical-optical circuits and equipment. Responsibilities include wiring, bonding, testing components, obtaining materials, performing laboratory tests, troubleshooting circuits, and preparing test reports. Requires an Associate's Degree or equivalent experience in Electronics, knowledge of electronic principles, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance with SCI access.

What you'd actually do

  1. Construct, wire, bond, test and modify breadboard circuitry, micro circuit equipment and the like, where basic electronic knowledge is required in the location of components and devices for proper functioning of unit, working from detailed instructions such as sketches, schematics, string list and oral instructions. Make elementary layout of units, planning location of components and devices required in unit. Close guidance received on more critical units.
  2. Obtain material, determining required components such as resistors, capacitors, transistors, printed circuits and integrated circuits, wire/bond from sketches and verbal instructions. Select components of proper value and quality in relation to unit being constructed. Make proper substitution for unavailable common components.
  3. Perform laboratory tests and measurement in electro-mechanical-optical equipment selecting proper instrumentation such as: Oscilloscopes, voltmeters, ammeters, and the like where some interpretation of test data may be required in terms of reliability.
  4. Troubleshoot component items and simple interrelated circuits, selecting proper test instrumentation, which requires basic knowledge of the electro-mechanical laws involved in the functioning of the equipment.
  5. Make calculations required in the summarization of data per detailed instructions, using algebraic formulae.

Skills

Required

  • High school graduate or recognized equivalent
  • Associates Degree (minimum 60 semester hours) or two years (minimum 60 semester hours) of college level study with a major in Electronics or a minimum of six months military electronic school plus two years working experience in the maintenance and repair of electro-mechanical equipment
  • Knowledge of electronic principles
  • Ability to wire and assemble circuits
  • Understand the operation of basic test equipment
  • U.S. Citizenship Required

Nice to have

  • Relocation assistance may be available

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and (SCI) access