
Engineer Systems Test 2/3
Plymouth, MNJob$80–119K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
Northrop Grumman seeks a Test Engineer for its Missile Products Division in Plymouth, Minnesota. The role plans and executes test programs, analyzes results, and reports findings, with work involving environmental, EMI/EMC, and energetic-device testing. The engineer coordinates with customers and test facilities, oversees test execution, and supports system evaluation and requirements validation. Handling hazardous devices may be required after proper training.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.
Job Summary
Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Test Engineer at our Missile Products Division in our Plymouth, MN location. The Test Engineer will have proven leadership abilities, experience with life cycle testing, data acquisition and analysis, instrumentation and familiarity with test facility capabilities. Responsibilities will include planning and execution of test program plans, interfacing with internal and external customers, analyzing results and test reporting. The successful candidate will be experienced with environmental, EMI/EMC and testing of energetic devices to ensure highly reliable, safe and efficient execution of planned test activities
Responsibilities
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Develop standard test products/documentation (plans, reports, quick-looks, detailed operating procedures, hardware utilization matrices, integrated test and evaluation plans, etc.)
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Develop test methods for climatic, vibration and mechanical shock, electromagnetic effects, bench testing of electronic devices, and safety and reliability testing
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Identify data collection and instrumentation requirements; collect, compile, and reduce/correlate data; develop analysis methods; interpret/summarize results
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Contract, schedule, and coordinate with external and internal test facilities and assets
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Provide test execution oversight
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Identify and manage test resource requirements, develop execution schedules, perform critical path analyses, manage cost accounts/work packages (labor, materials, and travel)
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Support all aspects of testing, evaluation, and requirements validation for complete systems and or subsystems
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Identify and resolve test-related technical issues; support failure analysis activities
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Support major program reviews such as SRR, SDR, SFR, PDR, CDR, SVR, and other formal program reviews
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With proper training, must be willing to be in the presence of and handle hazardous devices
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Ability to travel (average ~20%, peak ~50%)
Required Experience
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For level 2 : A bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience OR a Master’s degree in engineering.
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For level 3 : A bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience OR a Master’s degree in engineering with 3 years of experience.
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Proficiency with one or more data/signal analysis tools such as MATLAB, Excel, Python (e.g., SciPy), or other comparable products
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Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills
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Must be U.S. Citizen and can obtain a DoD Security Clearance
Desired Experience
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Experience with climatic, vibration, mechanical shock, Electromagnetic Effects (EME), and Insensitive Munitions (IM) Testing.
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Experience with energetic components, materials, handling, and testing
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Understanding of MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-331, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-S-901, MIL-STD-2105, JOTP-052 and JOTP-053 standards and guidelines
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Familiarity with commercial/government environmental and EME test facilities
Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $119,400.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00
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.
Job Category: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 3,137 open Test Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$80–119K/yr
- Minnesota median$88–120K/yr33 salary ranges
- US median$104–163K/yr2,116 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $100K, is 5% below the Minnesota median midpoint ($105K) — in the middle half of Test Engineer salary ranges in Minnesota.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 44 open Test Engineer jobs in Minnesota and 3,137 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Minnesota
- Actalent4 open
- TUV SUD America4 open
- General Dynamics Mission Systems3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Test Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,631 postings).
- Education
- 1,656 of the 3,137 open Test Engineer jobs (53%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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