Engineering Technician 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: 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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Engineering Technician 2 based out of San Diego, CA. As a Engineering Technician 2 at Northrop Grumman Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What Youll get to Do:

Provides technical support to engineers on a variety of technical tasks. Gathers, maintains, formats, compiles, and manipulates technical data, such as laboratory or material test results and engineering design changes. Produces engineering documentation, reports, drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, and schematics).

You will act as the lab owner for various engineering labs used in development of electrical and mechanical hardware. This position works under guidance and direction toward predetermined goals and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work is checked through consultation and agreement with others and by formal review of supervisor. This position is a highly collaborative effort working as a service to the larger engineering community for prototype builds, working to ensure EHS (Environmental Health & Safety) compliance, and for material/asset tracking and accountability.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lab asset inventory control. Monitor assets moving between labs and updating asset tracking database in conformance with company and regulatory policies
• Enter new assets into the asset tracking database
• Stocking and ordering of lab consumable items
• Work with instrument services for calibration of lab equipment and assets
• Support asset inventory audits with property management and resolve/correct findings and deficiencies
• Support EHS audits and resolve/correct findings and deficiencies
• Develop/update lab work procedures, safety standards, MSDS books, maintain/update lab training records for staff
• Ensure general cleanliness and orderliness of labs
• Provide general engineering support for electromechanical items utilizing general shop equipment.
• System/Sub-system prototype assembly and integration

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent and 2+ years of additional education and/or related experience.
• Interpret and comprehend engineering drawings, blueprints, and schematics.
• Working knowledge of Multimeters and Oscilloscopes.
• Knowledge of operating machine shop equipment such as soldering tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware/hardware components and provide timely solutions.
• Communicate with team members and supervisors to address any issues, concerns, or improvement.
• Must have the ability to use MS office products (Word, Excel, PPTX, etc)
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Perform Troubleshooting and Diagnosis of malfunctions down to component level
• Bachelors degree in technology / manufacturing field
• Understanding of hazardous waste handling
• Ability to use DVOM, O-Scopes and general electronic equipment
• Ability to solder small and fine pitch components in Pb or Pb-free
• Active DoD clearance

Salary Range: $54,400.00 - $90,600.00The 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.