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Northrop Grumman • Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Salary: $79,600 - $148,300 / year
Role & seniority: Environmental Test Engineer (Level 2) or Principal Environmental Test Engineer (Level 3)
Location & work type: Plymouth, MN; full-time on-site with ~10% travel; potential relocation assistance offered
Stack/tools: Climate/vibration/shock test facilities; climate chambers; vibration/shock controllers; data acquisition systems; test report tooling; lab instruction development
Plan, execute, and document climatic, vibration, and shock tests per customer specs
Lead and guide technicians; maintain data integrity; evaluate results and prepare reports
Develop lab capabilities, support new technologies/methods, and contribute to continuous improvement
Bachelor’s in a STEM field (level 2) with ≥2 years of related test experience; or Master’s with appropriate experience; Level 3 requires ≥5 years (or 3 years with Master’s)
Mechanical and thermal engineering experience; hands-on with vibration/shock and climatic testing
Ability to derive control strategies, operate climatic chambers, test controllers, and data acquisition systems
Effective teamwork, strong written/verbal communication; US Citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance
Current active DoD security clearance
Experience developing test instructions and improving testing techniques
Other: Some exposure to safety-critical test environments; potential for overtime/shift differential per policy
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman’s Business Unit, Armament Systems, is seeking a Environmental test Engineer (Level 2) or principal (level 3) environmental test engineer to provide test engineering technical expertise for our guided projectile production programs in our Plymouth, MN offices.
Armament Systems specializes in the development and production of Ammunition, Guns and Precision Guidance Ordinance. This career opportunity is a great fit for self-motivated, proactive individual. Our engineers work in a high exposure, fast paced, and exciting environment that involves hands-on technical challenges, problem solving, and inter-department collaborations.
Position Summary
This individual would be responsible for ensuring climatic, vibration and shock tests are conducted and documented properly and to assist and guide a team of technicians in such work. This role is to support product development, formal qualification and failure investigations, while also being involved in the development of new techniques to improve device and testing effectiveness and reliability.
Responsibilities
Ensure climatic/vibration tests are executed to customer specifications. Maintain test data integrity, evaluate results and prepare and review test reports to meet customer requirements, providing interim data and completed reports in a timely manner. Define, lead and run tests using vibration, shock and climatic test facilities. Provide technical guidance to technicians as needed. Develop lab capabilities to support new technologies and methods. Support the development of local work instructions. Provide scheduling assistance for equipment and personnel. Troubleshoot equipment malfunctions. Lead / Contribute towards continuous improvement activities.
Basic Qualifications
For a level 2- Bachelors degree in a STEM field & 2 years of related test experience, OR a masters degree in a STEM field For a level 3 (principal) - Bachelors degree in a STEM field & 5 years of related test experience, OR a masters degree in a STEM field & 3 years of related test experience Mechanical and Thermal Engineering experience Demonstrated understanding for the safe and correct way to stimulate test assets with vibration, shock, climatic and temperature profiles. Experience with mechanical (vibration and shock) and climatic testing, including derivation of control strategies, function of climatic chambers and equipment, vibration test controllers and data acquisition systems. Effective at working in teams with strong interpersonal skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain & maintain a DoD security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Current & active DoD security clearance
Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $119,400.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.