Flight hardware test jobs

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4

Northrop Grumman · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Redondo Beach, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Principal
$142K–$213K per year

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4

Northrop Grumman · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Redondo Beach, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Principal
$142K–$213K per year

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4

Northrop Grumman · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Redondo Beach, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Principal
$142K–$213K per year
4–8 years

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Lead a team of test engineers to design, develop, and execute test procedures and automated test scripts for spacecraft systems.

Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

Responsibilities

Develop I&T test procedures, specifications, and test limits
Execute I&T testing, monitor tests per specification, troubleshoot, and document all test activities
Support EGSE and flight hardware test/troubleshooting efforts
Lead test set-up and results analysis with minimal oversight

Requirements

Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree
Approved STEM Master’s degree
Approved STEM PhD
Nice to have: leadership experience
Nice to have: project team leadership

Skills

test procedures specifications I&T testing troubleshooting EGSE flight hardware test

Section Manager 1 – Thermal Systems

Northrop Grumman · Posted Nov 11, 2026

Open

Redondo Beach, California, United States
$133K–$200K per year
5+ years

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Lead a group of engineers responsible for thermal design, analysis, and test of spacecraft systems.

Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00

Responsibilities

Provide support in maintaining and evolving thermal technologies
Lead a group of approximately 15-20 engineers responsible for thermal design, analysis, and test
Spend approximately 20% of your time performing leadership, people management, and supervisory duties
Support spacecraft programs performing thermal engineering, cryocooler engineering, and/or propulsion engineering
Have prior experience with the design, analysis, assembly, and test of flight hardware

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline
Nice to have: prior functional management experience
Nice to have: engineering team lead experience
Nice to have: Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
Nice to have: active U.S. Government TS/SCI clearance

Skills

thermal design thermal analysis thermal test fluid/thermal systems

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4

Compensation

Responsibilities

Requirements

Skills

Benefits

Sr. Principal Electrical Engineer - Level 4

Compensation

Responsibilities

Requirements

Skills

Section Manager 1 – Thermal Systems

Compensation

Responsibilities

Requirements

Skills

Benefits

Benefits