CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: NoDescription

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Production Test Technician – Level 1 to join our team in Saint Charles, MO. This position is 100 onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems, Cutting Edge Optronics is a leading provider of high-power laser diode arrays, high power pump modules and diode-pumped solid-state (DPSS) lasers. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer capable of supplying unmounted diode bars, packaged laser diodes, DPSS modules, laser diode drivers and complete DPSS laser systems. Our diode laser-based products have become industry standards and are used in a wide variety of commercial and military applications. 

Learn more about Cutting Edge Optronics at our website: 
https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/cutting-edge-optronics/ 

This position is a 2nd/3rd shift position, 4:30PM to 3:00AM. The Production Test Technician will perform operations associated with the testing of laser diode products. All work takes place in a team-oriented cleanroom. Responsibilities are subject to change dependent upon your personal experience/strengths and specific needs of Cutting Edge Optronics.

In this job, you will:

• Perform a variety of tasks related to the testing of laser diode assemblies

• Conduct tests on product following methods, procedures, standards, and sequences

• Lay out and assemble test apparatus according to designs and specifications

• Corrects malfunctions by adjusting or replacing parts as directed

• Monitor and verify quality with statistical process or other control measures

• Analyze test data, making computations as necessary, to determine test results

• Read dials or meters to verify that equipment is functioning at specified levels

• Position products, components, or parts for testing

• Clean, maintain, calibrate, or repair measuring instruments or test equipment

• Monitor machines that automatically measure or sort products

• Analyze and record test results and pass/fail status based on specifications or standards

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 1plus years additional education and/or related experience.   

•  No clearance required to start

• Excellent fine motor skills, including the ability to handle small, fragile materials using tweezers

• Comfortable wearing full cleanroom attire

• Good oral communication and interpersonal skills

• Able to follow written operational procedures

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

• Willingness and capability to learn new tasks

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Technical associate degree focusing on electronics or equivalent or 2 plus years of related experience

• Knowledge of optics and/or electronics

• Experience working with electronic assemblies

• Knowledge of statistical process control

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $46,700.00 - $77,900.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.