
Engineering Technician 2
Required skills
- Secret Clearance
- electronic components
- electrical systems
- test activities
- technical training
- minimal direction
- government clearance
Nice to have
- Team leadership
- drawings
- flow charts
- block diagrams
- schematics
- personal computers
Role summary
Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineering Technician 2 in San Diego, CA, to support engineering teams working on complex electronic and electrical systems. The role requires hands-on technical support, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to execute and document formal test activities. Basic qualifications include a high school diploma or equivalent, relevant technical training, and 2+ years of related experience. Preferred qualifications include experience with tactical communications equipment, interpreting drawings, using diagnostic test equipment, and holding a secret government clearance.
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.Our Mission Systems sector is seeking an Engineering Technician 2 to join Systems Engineering and Test Team in San Diego, Ca.
We are seeking a self‑starting Engineering Technician 2 to provide hands‑on technical support to engineering teams working on complex electronic and electrical systems. The ideal candidate has practical experience with electronic components and tactical communications equipment, strong troubleshooting skills, and the ability to independently execute and document formal test activities.
Basic Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent plus relevant technical training and 2+ years of related experience.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to following established processes and procedures
- Effective written and verbal communication skills for documenting test results and collaborating with engineers and other technicians
- Self-starter who is able to work with minimal direction
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a government secret clearance.
- Demonstrated ability to understand both the general and detailed aspects of assigned work and apply that understanding to typical problems and situations
Preferred Qualifications:
- Team leadership experience
- Ability to interpret Drawings (flow charts, block diagrams, schematics)
- Current/Active secret government clearance
- Use personal computers and standard engineering software tools to perform analyses and generate documentation and reports
- Conduct mechanical and electrical tests on: Standalone line‑replaceable units (LRUs), Individual component‑level hardware
- Record and organize test data to support engineering evaluation, analysis, and design verification
- Experience with reading and interpreting technical documents, drawings, and process procedures
- Ability to interface with various support organizations and management
- Support troubleshooting activities for electronic and electrical systems and components.
- Assist with configuration, setup, and operation of test benches and fixtures as required
- Moderate working knowledge of electronic and electrical components, including: Tactical Radios and communications equipment, AC/DC power systems and power distribution equipment
- Strong troubleshooting skills for electronic and electrical hardware, including fault isolation and root‑cause identification
- Practical experience using diagnostic test equipment, such as: Digital Multimeters, signal generators, spectrum analyzers and power meters.
Sample Northrop Grumman interview questions
- 1
Can you discuss the role of reusability and scalability in UVM's verification approach?
technicalmedium - 2
Can you detail the function of a register table within embedded system design?
technicalmedium - 3
Could you outline how virtual memory is implemented in embedded systems and its advantages?
system designmedium - 4
Can you discuss the role and functionality of a watchdog timer?
system designmedium - 5
What is your understanding of polymorphism in SystemVerilog?
technicalmedium
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