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Posted 3 days agoAerospace Engineering

Compensation

$72,100–$108,100/year

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Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is looking for you to join our team as an Test Engineer located in Salt Lake City, UT.

To be successful, the engineer must demonstrate experience on inertial measurement systems, collaboration skills, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

What you'll get to do:

  • Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment for inertial measurement systems.

  • Compile data and defines changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements.

  • Process development and maintenance over test operations.

  • Develop, improve, and maintain test procedures

  • Continuing process improvement based on data driven metrics.

  • Interface with and build relationships across organizations in Salt Lake City, Woodland Hills and other NGC sites.

  • Represent the organization to program office and external customer as needed.

The ideal candidate must have good presentation skills with the ability to communicate written and verbally, demonstrate the ability to lead technical projects, including project scope management, budget, schedule, and overall execution.

Basic Qualifications for the Engineer Test 2:

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or directly related STEM discipline with a minimum of 2 Years; OR a directly related engineering or STEM Master's degree with 0+ years of relevant experience.

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment.

  • Experience with MATLAB.

  • Experience with standard Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

  • Experience with database queries techniques.

  • Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

  • U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications for the Engineer Test 2:

  • SAP experience.

  • Data mining experience

  • Experience in a high regulatory environment such DoD, FAA or FDA.

  • Experience using data for decision making.

  • Root Cause Corrective Actions experience.

  • Six Sigma experience.

  • Experience with electromechanical assembly.

  • Experience collaborating with teams and/project leadership.

Primary Level Salary Range: $72,100.00 - $108,100.00

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.
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Job Details

Category
Aerospace Engineering
Employment Type
Full time
Location
Salt Lake City, UT 84118, United States
Posted
Jan 13, 2026, 07:00 PM
Listed
Jan 15, 2026, 01:33 AM
Last updated
Jan 17, 2026, 01:25 AM
Compensation
$72,100 - $108,100 per year

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