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Quality Inspector

#7118 | Posted 03/23/2025
Chandler, Arizona, United States
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Job Description
Mechanical Inspector – Advantest

Who We Are…

Advantest is leveraging Industry 4.0 to bring together Innovation, Cutting-Edge Technology, Machining Automation, and Smart Manufacturing as we revolutionize the semiconductor industry. Our newly built 200,000 sf facility in Chandler, Arizona is just one example of how Advantest is leading the way in precision.

Job Summary:

This job requires precision inspection of machined parts. As a Mechanical Inspector, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality and accuracy of our mechanical components and products in maintaining our high standards of excellence. Your experience in quality assurance and precision measuring instruments will be essential to our success.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for performing Quality Control Inspection of precision-made plastic and metal parts from mechanical drawings.
• Measure products with Hand-tools; Calipers, Gauges, Dial Indicators, Micrometers, Profilometers,
• Height Gauges, and Go-No/Go Gauges etc.
• Discuss inspection results with those responsible for products.
• Collect data/assist QA-QC team in collecting data for experiments.

Requirements

Job Requirements:

• Be able to use (or will to be trained) on automated metrology equipment such as AOI, CMM.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience in mechanical inspection of machined parts is desired.
• Ability to read and understand mechanical drawings.
• Be able to read and understand GD&T symbols.
• Experience in using QC bench tools is required (Calipers, Micrometers, Gage Blocks, Gage Pins, etc.).
• Able to use Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Our Benefits:

• Competitive base pay + Eligibility for the Advantest Global Bonus which can be up to 30% of your annual pay *paid out biannually
• Comprehensive medical insurance programs that start on DAY ONE of employment
• Four different Cigna medical plans to choose from
• Dental (Cigna) and Vision (VSP)
• Personalized Mental Wellness services through Lyra Health advantest.lyrahealth.com
• Health Savings Account (HSA) *for eligible plans
• Flex Spending Account (FSA) *Health & Dependent Care or Limited Purpose FSA
• Company paid Basic Life/AD&D *buy-up options available
• Company paid Base Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance * buy-up options available
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pet, Auto, Home Insurance *optional/buy-up
• 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar employer matching up to 7% of your annual salary
• 15 Days’ PTO + 12 paid holidays per year

Target Salary Range

$28/hour to $32/hour + Overtime + Bonus
Additional Information
EEO Statement Advantest is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Advantest to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.
Locations
Chandler, Arizona, United States
Field of Activity
Quality
Position Type
Regular

A job at TSMC Arizona offers an opportunity to work at the most advanced semiconductor fab in the United States. TSMC Arizona’s first fab will operate its leading-edge semiconductor process technology (N4 process), starting production in the first half of 2025. The second fab will utilize its leading edge N3 and N2 process technology and be operational in 2028. The recently announced third fab will manufacture chips using 2nm or even more advanced process technology, with production starting by the end of the decade. America’s leading technology companies are ready to rely on TSMC Arizona for the next generations of chips that will power the digital future.

Join our team—no experience needed! We offer comprehensive training for all new employees. The ideal candidate for this role must have strong computer and communication skills, a team-oriented individual who demonstrates punctuality, reliability, and is eager to learn, adapts to change, and embodies TSMC’s core values – Integrity, Commitment, Innovation, and Customer Trust.

Responsibilities:
As a Manufacturing Specialist, you will be:
Working in our Manufacturing Command Center (MCC) using intelligent systems to drive the automated activities on the production floor.
Some duties require working in our clean room environment, where you will wear a clean room garment (protective eyewear, gloves, a hood, and a mask) to protect the wafers from outside particles.
Learn and become familiar with manufacturing/engineering process and stay informed of any changes in procedures.
Work with supporting module on actions to bring the process/tools back to baseline.
Able to handle time sensitive material in a safe and efficient manner
Ability to perform various tasks in a disciplined manner in accordance with SOPs (Standard Operation Procedure), and report problems to supervisors. Assist in creating training or SOP documents.
Monitor different integrated systems to ensure the automated tools are running properly and assisting in handling of abnormal events that occur in production.
Train new members to the team once skill level reach a certain level in the team.
Regular attendance and reliability for this position is critical
Must be able to perform the duties of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:
Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States
High school Diploma or GED required.
Must be computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Typing speed of at least 25 words per minute.

Physical Requirements:
Specific vision abilities required by this job includes the ability to adjust focus, good eyesight with color differentiation, with or without vision correction.
Ability to stand and/or walk for a 12-hour shift, bending, pushing carts, & capable of lifting up to ~20 pounds in the clean room environment with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Work in a clean room environment wearing proper clean room garments (full cleanroom suit, protective eyewear, gloves, hood, and mask)
Must be able to work with computers extensively while remaining sedentary in an office environment throughout the shift.

Shift expectations:
TSMC Arizona operates 24/7, 365 days a year. This position requires candidate to have ability and willingness to work any shift (day or night) in a compressed work week schedule once training is done. The compressed work week shift structure is Work 4 days on, 3 days off for one week and 3 days on, 4 days off the next week. Shift is 12 hour shifts from 6am to 6pm or 6pm to 6am. Note: Training period schedule for the first few months can vary in schedule based on available training resources.

Candidates must be willing and able to work on-site at our Phoenix Arizona facility.

As a valued member of the TSMC family, we place a significant focus on your health and well-being. When you are at your best-physically, mentally, and financially-our company is at its best. We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits program that provides the resources you need to help you manage your health and achieve your goals across many areas of your life. This includes a variety of medical, dental and vision plan offerings you can choose from that best fit your and your family’s needs. Additionally, TSMC provides income-protection programs to financially assist you should you experience an injury or illness, and a 401(k)-retirement savings plan to help you secure your financial future. TSMC also offers competitive paid time-off programs and paid holidays allowing you to recharge and spend time with your family and loved ones.

Work Location: 5088 W. Innovation Circle, Phoenix, AZ 85083

Project Scope:
Collaborate with Process Engineers on Kaizen improvement projects focused on enhancing efficiency, safety, and precision in PCB laminate manufacturing. Interns will gain hands-on experience applying Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma principles to optimize processes and equipment.

What You’ll Do:

Lead Kaizen projects to improve manufacturing efficiency and safety

Optimize performance of laminate Cutter F & G and collation turntable

Apply Lean and Six Sigma practices for continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities:

Identify inefficiencies and implement workflow improvements

Conduct time studies and validate efficiency metrics

Troubleshoot precision and throughput issues in cutting operations

Develop and test process improvements using quality control tools

Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Maintenance teams

Present findings and recommendations to leadership

Ideal Candidates Are:

Pursuing a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field

Experienced in hands-on troubleshooting and process optimization

Knowledgeable in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and equipment improvement

Independent and proactive

Compensation:

Bachelor’s Level: $22–$24/hr

Master’s Level: $25–$28/hr

PhD Level: $28–$32/hr

How to Apply:
Submit your resume and a short statement of interest at: www.isola-group.com

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

This position is for a Senior Manager of Systems Engineering within the Systems Engineering (SE) Directorate. The selected candidate will be based in Dulles or Gilbert and will lead an SE department, including management of front-line managers, that supports the launch systems integration, reliability and system safety efforts for NGSP Tactical Space Systems Division. The Senior Manager receives general strategic, business, and administrative direction from the Director of Systems Engineering Services and has authority to make engineering decisions and recommendations that have an impact on new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations.

In addition to performing Functional Manager duties, the selected candidate is expected to be mostly self-directed and leverage previous experience to effectively lead a department responsible for launch vehicle integration, reliability and system safety efforts across programs in all TSSD business units. The prospective candidate should have extensive experience in at least launch vehicle integration/operations, reliability engineering or system safety, and have some familiarity with all three, as duties will leading activities in all three areas and performing activities in at least one. The candidate should also have experience across the full program lifecycle. The position includes both functional/personnel leadership duties and direct work in support of programs with an anticipated equal time split.

**RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ **Functional Responsibilities Include** :

+ Lead the technical-staff planning, assignments, career development, compensation planning and performance management for the assigned Systems Engineering department

+ Lead and participate in SE peer reviews and support formal program reviews.

+ Identify SE skills & experience needed for program execution and participate in the recruiting, hiring and training of new SE staff

+ Participate in developing solutions to complex analytical, design and test problems that meet program needs

+ Support new business development, including review of technical and cost volumes, detailed BOEs and support of baseline review activities

+ Direct and coordinate the development of system requirements and specifications for various systems through multiple program phases.

+ Take responsibility for activities, including pre-proposal analysis, proposal development, mission and system analysis, specification and interface development, design review, testing, problem resolution and customer interactions.

+ Prepare weekly status reports and periodic technical reports for senior management to document individual and collective programs and BD status.

+ Partner with production and I&T to determine the engineering feasibility and cost effectiveness of both new and existing products.

+ Direct and review the work of SE staff, ensuring its completeness, accuracy and adherence to sound technical procedures.

+ Support EVMS baseline generation, tracking/maintenance and variance analysis for programs within the business unit

+ Functional personnel management of an SE Department and front-line SE managers

+ **Launch Systems Integration responsibilities include** :

+ Define and verify space vehicle-to-launch vehicle interface requirements and support space-vehicle launch-campaign management activities at a variety of launch sites (Kwajalein, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg AFB, Baikonur, etc).

+ Manage interface with customer safety and launch integration personnel (NASA GSFC/JPL/…, DoD/USAF/…, etc), and support ground operations and launch mission working groups.

+ Interface with launch vehicle providers, including Space X (Falcon 9) and United Launch Alliance (Atlas V) to ensure each space vehicle is integrated, tested, launched and operated safely and reliably.

+ **Reliability Engineering responsibilities include** :

+ Develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability, maintainability and availability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts

+ Analyze preliminary plans and develop reliability and maintainability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability and maintainability objectives.

+ Perform reliability analyses (Reliability predictions, FMECAs, FTAs, etc), review Engineering Change Proposals, and generate formal whitepapers and failure reports.

+ Develop reliability program growth plans and conduct reliability growth analysis.

+ Identify opportunities for improvement based on review of failure data and support development and implementation of system design improvements.

+ Identify Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) trends to identify and prioritize failure modes to investigate for corrective actions.

+ **System Safety Engineering (including ground, range, and flight safety) responsibilities include:**

+ Perform fundamental aerospace safety tasking, including generation of fault trees, functional hazard analysis, FMEA/FMECA, software system safety analysis, sneak circuit analysis, bent pin analysis, and system/subsystem hazard analysis.

+ Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards to develop appropriate safety requirements for hazard mitigation or elimination.

+ Identify & analyze hazards, develop & implement appropriate hazard controls, and follow-through to ensure controls are appropriately implemented in training, designs, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, test, storage, and hazardous operations by personnel supporting assigned programs

+ Generate and update required System Safety documents, including SSPP, RHA, SCA, FTA, BPA, SSHA, SDP, SARs.

+ Apply environmental, military, federal, national, and industry regulatory safety standards and codes, including MIL-STD-882, NASA Standards (8719.9, 8719.17, 8719.12), AFSPCMAN 91-710, NIOSH, OSHA, NFPA, DOE, CFR, ASTM, ANSI, RCC, AFOSH, & PESHE.

+ Apply engineering principles to assess design compliance of a complex aerospace system and synthesize rationale and justification for Ground/Range/Flight Safety relief requests and product non-compliances.

+ Analyze existing Integration and Test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success, whether at the launch site, or at our facilities in Gilbert, AZ and Dulles, VA.

**This position can be filled in either Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ**

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**

+ Must have U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance

+ Bachelors Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university plus 9 years of applicable experience, or a Masters Degree plus 7 years of applicable experience

+ Extensive technical experience in at least one of the following disciplines: launch systems integration; reliability/maintainability; and/or system safety

+ 2 years of management experience

+ Excellent communication skills, presentation experience and the ability to work seamlessly with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the systems team.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**

+ Current active TS or TS/SCI Clearance

+ Functional engineering management in aerospace

+ Significant knowledge of Reliability & Maintainability, and experience conducting reliability analyses/verification (FTA, FMECA, reliability predictions)

+ Significant knowledge of System Safety Engineering design/verification practices.

+ Significant knowledge of launch-vehicle-to-spacecraft interface requirements/verifications & launch campaigns

+ Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings/schematics – both mechanical & electrical.

+ System engineering requirement/verification tools and processes

+ Requirements development and management processes

+ Development and maintenance of interface control documents and related processes

+ Space system/mission analysis and design

+ Space system testing and evaluation (flight and ground testing)

+ Personnel development, performance assessments, mentoring and conflict resolution

+ Mission Operations for launch and spacecraft on-orbit testing/commissioning

+ EVMS

+ Existing program accesses

\#NOVASPACE

Salary Range: $161,500.00 - $280,600.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

This position is for a Senior Manager of Systems Engineering within the Systems Engineering (SE) Directorate. The selected candidate will be based in Dulles or Gilbert and will lead an SE department, including management of front-line managers, that supports the launch systems integration, reliability and system safety efforts for NGSP Tactical Space Systems Division. The Senior Manager receives general strategic, business, and administrative direction from the Director of Systems Engineering Services and has authority to make engineering decisions and recommendations that have an impact on new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations.

In addition to performing Functional Manager duties, the selected candidate is expected to be mostly self-directed and leverage previous experience to effectively lead a department responsible for launch vehicle integration, reliability and system safety efforts across programs in all TSSD business units. The prospective candidate should have extensive experience in at least launch vehicle integration/operations, reliability engineering or system safety, and have some familiarity with all three, as duties will leading activities in all three areas and performing activities in at least one. The candidate should also have experience across the full program lifecycle. The position includes both functional/personnel leadership duties and direct work in support of programs with an anticipated equal time split.

**RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ **Functional Responsibilities Include** :

+ Lead the technical-staff planning, assignments, career development, compensation planning and performance management for the assigned Systems Engineering department

+ Lead and participate in SE peer reviews and support formal program reviews.

+ Identify SE skills & experience needed for program execution and participate in the recruiting, hiring and training of new SE staff

+ Participate in developing solutions to complex analytical, design and test problems that meet program needs

+ Support new business development, including review of technical and cost volumes, detailed BOEs and support of baseline review activities

+ Direct and coordinate the development of system requirements and specifications for various systems through multiple program phases.

+ Take responsibility for activities, including pre-proposal analysis, proposal development, mission and system analysis, specification and interface development, design review, testing, problem resolution and customer interactions.

+ Prepare weekly status reports and periodic technical reports for senior management to document individual and collective programs and BD status.

+ Partner with production and I&T to determine the engineering feasibility and cost effectiveness of both new and existing products.

+ Direct and review the work of SE staff, ensuring its completeness, accuracy and adherence to sound technical procedures.

+ Support EVMS baseline generation, tracking/maintenance and variance analysis for programs within the business unit

+ Functional personnel management of an SE Department and front-line SE managers

+ **Launch Systems Integration responsibilities include** :

+ Define and verify space vehicle-to-launch vehicle interface requirements and support space-vehicle launch-campaign management activities at a variety of launch sites (Kwajalein, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg AFB, Baikonur, etc).

+ Manage interface with customer safety and launch integration personnel (NASA GSFC/JPL/…, DoD/USAF/…, etc), and support ground operations and launch mission working groups.

+ Interface with launch vehicle providers, including Space X (Falcon 9) and United Launch Alliance (Atlas V) to ensure each space vehicle is integrated, tested, launched and operated safely and reliably.

+ **Reliability Engineering responsibilities include** :

+ Develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability, maintainability and availability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts

+ Analyze preliminary plans and develop reliability and maintainability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability and maintainability objectives.

+ Perform reliability analyses (Reliability predictions, FMECAs, FTAs, etc), review Engineering Change Proposals, and generate formal whitepapers and failure reports.

+ Develop reliability program growth plans and conduct reliability growth analysis.

+ Identify opportunities for improvement based on review of failure data and support development and implementation of system design improvements.

+ Identify Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) trends to identify and prioritize failure modes to investigate for corrective actions.

+ **System Safety Engineering (including ground, range, and flight safety) responsibilities include:**

+ Perform fundamental aerospace safety tasking, including generation of fault trees, functional hazard analysis, FMEA/FMECA, software system safety analysis, sneak circuit analysis, bent pin analysis, and system/subsystem hazard analysis.

+ Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards to develop appropriate safety requirements for hazard mitigation or elimination.

+ Identify & analyze hazards, develop & implement appropriate hazard controls, and follow-through to ensure controls are appropriately implemented in training, designs, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, test, storage, and hazardous operations by personnel supporting assigned programs

+ Generate and update required System Safety documents, including SSPP, RHA, SCA, FTA, BPA, SSHA, SDP, SARs.

+ Apply environmental, military, federal, national, and industry regulatory safety standards and codes, including MIL-STD-882, NASA Standards (8719.9, 8719.17, 8719.12), AFSPCMAN 91-710, NIOSH, OSHA, NFPA, DOE, CFR, ASTM, ANSI, RCC, AFOSH, & PESHE.

+ Apply engineering principles to assess design compliance of a complex aerospace system and synthesize rationale and justification for Ground/Range/Flight Safety relief requests and product non-compliances.

+ Analyze existing Integration and Test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success, whether at the launch site, or at our facilities in Gilbert, AZ and Dulles, VA.

**This position can be filled in either Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ**

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**

+ Must have U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance

+ Bachelors Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university plus 9 years of applicable experience, or a Masters Degree plus 7 years of applicable experience

+ Extensive technical experience in at least one of the following disciplines: launch systems integration; reliability/maintainability; and/or system safety

+ 2 years of management experience

+ Excellent communication skills, presentation experience and the ability to work seamlessly with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the systems team.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**

+ Current active TS or TS/SCI Clearance

+ Functional engineering management in aerospace

+ Significant knowledge of Reliability & Maintainability, and experience conducting reliability analyses/verification (FTA, FMECA, reliability predictions)

+ Significant knowledge of System Safety Engineering design/verification practices.

+ Significant knowledge of launch-vehicle-to-spacecraft interface requirements/verifications & launch campaigns

+ Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings/schematics – both mechanical & electrical.

+ System engineering requirement/verification tools and processes

+ Requirements development and management processes

+ Development and maintenance of interface control documents and related processes

+ Space system/mission analysis and design

+ Space system testing and evaluation (flight and ground testing)

+ Personnel development, performance assessments, mentoring and conflict resolution

+ Mission Operations for launch and spacecraft on-orbit testing/commissioning

+ EVMS

+ Existing program accesses

\#NOVASPACE

Salary Range: $161,500.00 - $280,600.00

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.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

This position is for a Senior Manager of Systems Engineering within the Systems Engineering (SE) Directorate. The selected candidate will be based in Dulles or Gilbert and will lead an SE department, including management of front-line managers, that supports the launch systems integration, reliability and system safety efforts for NGSP Tactical Space Systems Division. The Senior Manager receives general strategic, business, and administrative direction from the Director of Systems Engineering Services and has authority to make engineering decisions and recommendations that have an impact on new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations.

In addition to performing Functional Manager duties, the selected candidate is expected to be mostly self-directed and leverage previous experience to effectively lead a department responsible for launch vehicle integration, reliability and system safety efforts across programs in all TSSD business units. The prospective candidate should have extensive experience in at least launch vehicle integration/operations, reliability engineering or system safety, and have some familiarity with all three, as duties will leading activities in all three areas and performing activities in at least one. The candidate should also have experience across the full program lifecycle. The position includes both functional/personnel leadership duties and direct work in support of programs with an anticipated equal time split.

**RESPONSIBILITIES:**

+ **Functional Responsibilities Include** :

+ Lead the technical-staff planning, assignments, career development, compensation planning and performance management for the assigned Systems Engineering department

+ Lead and participate in SE peer reviews and support formal program reviews.

+ Identify SE skills & experience needed for program execution and participate in the recruiting, hiring and training of new SE staff

+ Participate in developing solutions to complex analytical, design and test problems that meet program needs

+ Support new business development, including review of technical and cost volumes, detailed BOEs and support of baseline review activities

+ Direct and coordinate the development of system requirements and specifications for various systems through multiple program phases.

+ Take responsibility for activities, including pre-proposal analysis, proposal development, mission and system analysis, specification and interface development, design review, testing, problem resolution and customer interactions.

+ Prepare weekly status reports and periodic technical reports for senior management to document individual and collective programs and BD status.

+ Partner with production and I&T to determine the engineering feasibility and cost effectiveness of both new and existing products.

+ Direct and review the work of SE staff, ensuring its completeness, accuracy and adherence to sound technical procedures.

+ Support EVMS baseline generation, tracking/maintenance and variance analysis for programs within the business unit

+ Functional personnel management of an SE Department and front-line SE managers

+ **Launch Systems Integration responsibilities include** :

+ Define and verify space vehicle-to-launch vehicle interface requirements and support space-vehicle launch-campaign management activities at a variety of launch sites (Kwajalein, Cape Canaveral, Vandenberg AFB, Baikonur, etc).

+ Manage interface with customer safety and launch integration personnel (NASA GSFC/JPL/…, DoD/USAF/…, etc), and support ground operations and launch mission working groups.

+ Interface with launch vehicle providers, including Space X (Falcon 9) and United Launch Alliance (Atlas V) to ensure each space vehicle is integrated, tested, launched and operated safely and reliably.

+ **Reliability Engineering responsibilities include** :

+ Develop, coordinate and conduct technical reliability, maintainability and availability studies and evaluations of engineering design concepts

+ Analyze preliminary plans and develop reliability and maintainability engineering programs to achieve company, customer and governmental agency reliability and maintainability objectives.

+ Perform reliability analyses (Reliability predictions, FMECAs, FTAs, etc), review Engineering Change Proposals, and generate formal whitepapers and failure reports.

+ Develop reliability program growth plans and conduct reliability growth analysis.

+ Identify opportunities for improvement based on review of failure data and support development and implementation of system design improvements.

+ Identify Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) trends to identify and prioritize failure modes to investigate for corrective actions.

+ **System Safety Engineering (including ground, range, and flight safety) responsibilities include:**

+ Perform fundamental aerospace safety tasking, including generation of fault trees, functional hazard analysis, FMEA/FMECA, software system safety analysis, sneak circuit analysis, bent pin analysis, and system/subsystem hazard analysis.

+ Interpret system requirements, customer specifications, and military standards to develop appropriate safety requirements for hazard mitigation or elimination.

+ Identify & analyze hazards, develop & implement appropriate hazard controls, and follow-through to ensure controls are appropriately implemented in training, designs, procurement, manufacturing, assembly, test, storage, and hazardous operations by personnel supporting assigned programs

+ Generate and update required System Safety documents, including SSPP, RHA, SCA, FTA, BPA, SSHA, SDP, SARs.

+ Apply environmental, military, federal, national, and industry regulatory safety standards and codes, including MIL-STD-882, NASA Standards (8719.9, 8719.17, 8719.12), AFSPCMAN 91-710, NIOSH, OSHA, NFPA, DOE, CFR, ASTM, ANSI, RCC, AFOSH, & PESHE.

+ Apply engineering principles to assess design compliance of a complex aerospace system and synthesize rationale and justification for Ground/Range/Flight Safety relief requests and product non-compliances.

+ Analyze existing Integration and Test processes to demonstrate customer and internal requirements are met for both safety and mission success, whether at the launch site, or at our facilities in Gilbert, AZ and Dulles, VA.

**This position can be filled in either Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ**

**BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:**

+ Must have U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI Clearance

+ Bachelors Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university plus 9 years of applicable experience, or a Masters Degree plus 7 years of applicable experience

+ Extensive technical experience in at least one of the following disciplines: launch systems integration; reliability/maintainability; and/or system safety

+ 2 years of management experience

+ Excellent communication skills, presentation experience and the ability to work seamlessly with a diverse community of engineers and managers to achieve the goals of the systems team.

**PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:**

+ Current active TS or TS/SCI Clearance

+ Functional engineering management in aerospace

+ Significant knowledge of Reliability & Maintainability, and experience conducting reliability analyses/verification (FTA, FMECA, reliability predictions)

+ Significant knowledge of System Safety Engineering design/verification practices.

+ Significant knowledge of launch-vehicle-to-spacecraft interface requirements/verifications & launch campaigns

+ Ability to read and interpret Engineering drawings/schematics – both mechanical & electrical.

+ System engineering requirement/verification tools and processes

+ Requirements development and management processes

+ Development and maintenance of interface control documents and related processes

+ Space system/mission analysis and design

+ Space system testing and evaluation (flight and ground testing)

+ Personnel development, performance assessments, mentoring and conflict resolution

+ Mission Operations for launch and spacecraft on-orbit testing/commissioning

+ EVMS

+ Existing program accesses

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Salary Range: $161,500.00 - $280,600.00

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.

Software Test Engineer

Job Number: 356563

Category: Embedded Sys / Software Eng

Description: Job Title: Software Test Engineer

Pay Rate: $40.00 - $55.00/hr DoE

Location: Tempe, AZ

Zip Code: 85282

Start Date: ASAP

Job Type: Contract (3-4+ months)

Keywords: #softwareegnineer #testengineer #AZjobs

*Must be a U.S. Citizen*

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Support urgent software testing needs for customers in an aerospace manufacturing environment for advanced power systems.

* Support software testing in both a PC environment as well as for test equipment and embedded systems

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* ​​0-5 years of experience in software testing for embedded systems

* Able to develop and execute manual and automated test cases

* Strong collaboration, documentation, and communication skills​

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

* ​​Familiarity with Jira for defect tracking and test documentation

* Experience with TI Code Composer Studio and embedded debugging tools

* Comfortable using oscilloscopes and DAQs for system-level testing

* Experience with SVN for version control​

If you are interested in this role, please apply via the apply now link provided. Our overriding goal is to provide quality staffing solutions that help people, organizations, and communities succeed. Belcan is a leading provider of qualified personnel to many of the world's most respected enterprises. We offer excellent opportunities for contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct assignments. We are the employer of choice for thousands worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at Belcan.com

EOE/F/M/Disability/Veterans

Location: Tempe , AZ

Minimum Experience (yrs): 0-5+

Required Education: Not Specified

Salary: 55.00 /hour

Benefits:

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**Summary:**

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.

**Required Skills:**

Data Engineering Manager Responsibilities:

1. Drive the vision for Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehousing across a product vertical, and define and execute on a plan to achieve that vision.

2. Define the processes needed to achieve operational excellence in all areas, including project management and system reliability.

3. Build a high quality BI and Data Warehousing team and design the team to scale.

4. Build cross-functional relationships with Data Scientists, Product Managers and Software Engineers to understand data needs and deliver on those needs.

5. Coordinate data warehouse plans across a product vertical.

6. Drive the design, building, and launching of new data models and data pipelines in production.

7. Oversee development of data resources and support new product launches.

8. Drive data quality across the product vertical and related business areas.

9. Oversee the delivery of high impact dashboards and data visualizations.

10. Define and manage SLA's for all data sets and processes running in production.

11. Telecommute from anywhere in the U.S permitted.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

Minimum Qualifications:

12. Requires a Master's degree (foreign degree equivalent accepted) in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Sciences, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics or related field, and 4 years of work experience in job offered or in a data analytics or data warehousing-related occupation.

13. Requires 24 months of experience in the following:

14. 1. ETL (Extract, Transform, Load)

15. 2. Data modeling

16. 3. Relational databases (SQL or PL*SQL)

17. 4. Python, Perl, XQuery, JavaScript or Java

18. 5. Hadoop, Hive, MapReduce, or MPI

19. 6. Linux or Unix

20. 7. Shell scripting and performance tuning.

**Public Compensation:**

$304,043/year to $325,270/year + bonus + equity + benefits

**Industry:** Internet

**Equal Opportunity:**

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

**Summary:**

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta), formerly known as Facebook Inc., builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps and services like Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. To apply, click “Apply to Job” online on this web page.

**Required Skills:**

Production Engineer Responsibilities:

1. Develop, design, create, modify, and/or test software services to ensure optimal performance and capacity for growth.

2. Own back-end data warehouse services, front-end services like Messenger and Newsfeed, and infrastructure components to ensure services run without incident.

3. Write and review code, develop documentation and capacity plans, and debug the problems in real time in highly complex software systems.

4. Serve as an escalation contact for service incidents.

5. Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.

6. Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

7. Telecommute from anywhere in the US permitted.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

Minimum Qualifications:

8. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, Mathematics, Physics, Applied Sciences, or a related field.

9. Requires completion of a university-level course, research project, internship, or thesis in the following:

10. 1. UNIX, Linux, or Windows operating system fundamentals

11. 2. TCP/IP network fundamentals

12. 3. Coding in at least one of the following higher-level programming languages: PHP, Python, C++, or Java

13. 4. Software frameworks and APIs

14. 5. Internet service architectures (such as load balancing, LAMP, or CDN’s)

15. 6. Configuring and maintaining applications using at least one of the following: web servers, load balancers, relational databases, storage systems, or messaging systems

16. 7. Relational Databases including MySQL

17. 8. Network protocols including at least one of the following: NFS, DHCP, NTP, SSH, DNS, or SNMP

18. 9. Maintaining web-based applications using at least one of the following: Apache, Memecached, or Squid

19. 10. Storage Systems including NFS

20. 11. Network Management tools like DHCP, NTP, SSH, DNS, or SNMP

21. 12. Diagnosing and troubleshooting issues ranging from low-level hardware issues to large scale failures within datacenter clusters

22. 13. Experience utilizing high performance query engines (Presto or Spark) for big data.

**Public Compensation:**

$181,888/year to $240,240/year + bonus + equity + benefits

**Industry:** Internet

**Equal Opportunity:**

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

With Confluent, organizations can harness the full power of continuously flowing data to innovate and win in the modern digital world. We have a purpose that drives us to do better every day – we're creating an entirely new category within data infrastructure - data streaming. This technology will allow every organization to create experiences and use the power of data in ways that profoundly impact the way we all live. This impact is our purpose and drives us to do better every day.

One Confluent. One team. One Data Streaming Platform.

Data Connects Us.

**About the Role:**

We seek an engineering leader to manage a high-performing and dynamic team responsible for building, maintaining, and scaling the Confluent Stream Catalog and Confluent Stream Sharing products. These technologies are critical components of Confluent’s Stream Governance offering, empowering organizations to manage and govern streaming data efficiently. The team also owns the Stream Catalog GraphQL API, Data Portal, and Stream Lineage products, delivering essential capabilities that help customers discover, track, and share real-time data streams.

Governance is one of the fastest-growing areas of Confluent’s business, presenting numerous opportunities for innovation and technical leadership. Your role will be instrumental in guiding the team’s strategy, ensuring high-quality product execution, and fostering a collaborative environment that encourages both technical excellence and strong business impact.

**What You Will Do:**

+ Lead the strategic vision, roadmap, and execution for Confluent Stream Catalog, Stream Sharing, and related governance products, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

+ Collaborate closely with product management, design, and other engineering teams to define product requirements, technical strategy, and architectural direction.

+ Drive the development of cloud-native, highly scalable, multi-tenant services that meet the demanding needs of Confluent’s customers.

+ Establish and enforce best practices in data governance, security, and operational excellence for our core governance products.

+ Manage and mentor a team of engineers, providing technical leadership, career development, and performance management.

+ Champion engineering excellence, fostering a culture of high-quality software development, effective testing, and operational reliability.

+ Partner with stakeholders across Confluent to drive adoption and growth of governance products by continuously improving their capabilities and usability.

+ Monitor and optimize the stability, performance, and efficiency of governance services operating in AWS, GCP, and Azure.

+ Influence and contribute to broader Confluent engineering initiatives, ensuring governance services integrate seamlessly with the Data Streaming Platform.

**What You Will Bring:**

+ 10+ years of experience in software development, with 2+ years in an engineering management role.

+ Expertise in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and data governance technologies.

+ Experience in designing, building, and scaling large-scale, real-time data systems.

+ Deep knowledge of metadata management and data lineage concepts.

+ Proven track record of leading engineering teams in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

+ Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across engineering, product, and business teams.

+ Experience running production services in the cloud, ensuring high availability and reliability.

+ Strong technical vision and execution skills, with a focus on prioritization, efficiency, and results-driven leadership.

+ Ability to hire while ensuring a high hiring bar, motivate engineers, coach/mentor, and manage performance.

+ An excellent track record of timely shipping features, a sense of urgency, an aggressive mindset toward achieving results, and excellent prioritization skills.

+ Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

**What Gives You an Edge:**

+ Experience in data governance, data cataloging, or metadata management.

+ Prior experience in Kafka, Flink, Iceberg, or similar streaming and data management technologies, as well as experience with technical and business catalogs.

+ Knowledge of API governance frameworks and cloud security best practices.

+ Passion for building developer-friendly platforms and fostering an engaging engineering culture.

**Come As You Are**

At Confluent, equality is a core tenet of our culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. The more diverse we are, the richer our community and the broader our impact. Employment decisions are made on the basis of job-related criteria without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

At Confluent, we are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits that are in line with industry standards. We analyze and carefully consider several factors when determining compensation, including work history, education, professional experience, and location. This position has an annual estimated salary of $279,900 - $328,900 and a competitive equity package. The actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and work location. In addition, Confluent offers a wide range of employee benefits. To learn more about our benefits click HERE (https://confluentbenefits.com/) .

Click HERE (https://www.confluent.io/legal/confluent-candidate-privacy-notice/) to review our Candidate Privacy Notice which describes how and when Confluent, Inc., and its group companies, collects, uses, and shares certain personal information of California job applicants and prospective employees.

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