Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking an Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) Engineer - Level 3/4 to join our team in Gilbert, AZ.
In this role, you will join a team of EGSE Engineers interfacing with the spacecraft subsystem engineers, to obtain design requirements. Early on, there will be design work that requires documentation development in not only electrical design, but also some mechanical design, then support to an EDL (Engineering Development Lab) when the hardware is being built and assembled by the technicians. The next phase will be spent on integration and troubleshooting any problems on the product you helped to design and build to test the UUT. You will be responsible for designing test equipment (test racks, fixtures, selecting or designing digital/analog/serial and various signal interface cards, cables, etc.) to test and validate the operation of satellite components. You will work closely with hardware and software engineers, to understand component requirements and their designs, to create test set solutions that effectively and efficiently test them in both ambient and space conditions, such as thermal vacuum.
Your Role and Impact:
Working with the Cognizant Engineer and Test Engineer of the flight Hardware to obtain the Hardware Unit Under Test (UUT) Specification Requirements.
Developing requirements for testing of space vehicle components or UUT.
Working closely with the spacecraft UUT Design Engineer to ensure the component test equipment (CTE)/ automated test equipment (ATE) system will validate the circuit cards and/or electronics box under all test environments.
Working with the Test Engineer to develop the test plan for the UUT hardware environmental requirements.
Generating review material and supporting design reviews for the test equipment in development.
Hardware design of component test equipment (CTE) and automated test equipment (ATE) to test space vehicle components.
Ensuring that the technical requirements, cost, and schedule for the CTE/ATE system development is achieved.
End-to-end design, debug, test, and certification of CTE/ATE systems.
Documentation, development, and release of the CTE/ATE systems.
Generating Certification Test Procedures.
Supporting the test and debug for flight and non-flight spacecraft electronic circuit card assemblies (CCA) and boxes.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications for Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) Engineer - Level 3:
5 years of experience with Bachelors in STEM; 3 years with Masters; 1 year with PhD
Ability and willingness to obtain a Government Clearance
Experience documenting and developing cable drawings/wiring diagrams
Experience designing test hardware
Fundamental understanding of electrical circuit schematics
Basic Qualifications for Electronic Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) Engineer - Level 4:
8 years of experience with Bachelors in STEM; 6 years with Masters; 4 years with PhD
Ability and willingness to obtain a Government Clearance
Experience documenting and developing cable drawings/wiring diagrams
Experience designing test hardware
Fundamental understanding of electrical circuit schematics
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in Engineering
Experience designing hardware components for use in ATE/CTE
Experience using and programming Avionics/Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Experience using National LabVIEW (RT & FPGA) as the primary development tool for EGSE software design
Experience using Python / Perl / STOL / TestStand
Understanding of Power Converter Design
Previously developed high level drawings with VISIO
Experienced in test requirements development
Experienced in development and supporting QTP/ATP/EMI testing
Experienced Testing and Troubleshooting of Flight Card and Box
Proficiency in Circuit Analysis and circuit design
Proficient in Schematic Analysis and Schematic Capture
Proficient in Cable Design
Proficient in EGSE Rack Design
Experienced with EGSE Thermal analysis
Fundamental understanding of general and specialized test equipment to include Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, Power equipment, and Digital Multimeter
Skills Required
- 5+ years experience with Bachelor's in STEM (Level 3) or 8+ years with Bachelor's for Level 4; alternative reduced years with advanced degrees
- Ability and willingness to obtain a Government Clearance
- Experience documenting and developing cable drawings/wiring diagrams
- Experience designing test hardware (CTE/ATE) and test racks/fixtures
- Fundamental understanding of electrical circuit schematics and circuit analysis
- Experience designing and supporting testing and troubleshooting of electronic circuit card assemblies and boxes
- Experience developing certification test procedures and test plans for UUT environmental requirements
- Experience with EGSE integration, debug, documentation, and release processes
- Degree in Engineering
- Experience designing hardware components for ATE/CTE
- Experience programming Avionics/FPGA
- Experience using National LabVIEW (RT & FPGA)
- Experience using Python, Perl, STOL, or TestStand
- Understanding of Power Converter Design
- Experience producing high-level drawings with Visio
- Experience developing test requirements and supporting QTP/ATP/EMI testing
- Proficiency in schematic capture and schematic analysis
- Proficient in cable design and EGSE rack design
- Experience with EGSE thermal analysis
- Familiarity with test equipment: signal generators, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, power equipment, digital multimeter
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