Northrop Grumman: Principal Engr Sys Test

Requisition ID: R10022298Category: EngineeringLocation: San Diego CA, United States of AmericaCitizenship Required: United States CitizenshipClearance Type: SecretTelecommute: No Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the TimePositions Available: 1At 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 Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an exciting career opportunity for a Systems Test Engineer – Flight Test to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

This position will be at our Autonomous Design Center of Excellence located in San Diego, CA.Position Overview:The Global Hawk FMS program is looking for an experienced Principal Systems Test Engineer to join the Flight Test Team in the flight test planning, ground and flight, acceptance testing, and development test efforts for GH International High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) programs.Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, support of all flight test activities, including test planning, pre and post test briefings, coordination of events, test card preparation, and data management for post-test analysis and requirement verification, and the planning and coordination for the delivery flights of Air Vehicles to our international customers.

Duties will include creating and maintaining flight and requirement metrics, briefing leadership on events and path forward, along with managing cost and schedule of flight test efforts.

Candidate shall display professionalism, leadership characteristics, a strong work effortethic, and must work well with others both in an internal team environment, and coordination externally across customer teams including the Combined Test Force (CTF) Lead Development Test Organization (LDTO) at Edwards Air Force Base,, USAF Program Office, and international teams as well.

Some travel may be required, to include detachments lasting several weeks at a time.Essential Functions:Develop and release Test Planning documentation, Test Cards, Test Flight Profiles, and all Readiness Review materialsCoordinate with other organizations, both internal, external, and international, to ensure safe and effective execution of ground and flight test activities.Interface with internal Responsible Engineer teams to design and develop test profile and data requirements for all ground and flight test operations.Identify and coordinate the availability of test facilities and test ranges with company, subcontractor, and government agencies.Execute ground, flight, and acceptance tests in accordance with established test plans and procedures.Participate in post-test data evaluation and problem identification and resolution activities.

Prepare and distribute test summaries and test reports.Collect test objective metrics, including flight events, requirement verification, and issue collection and resolutions.

Must be able to report on this data collection and prepare, and present these metrics to senior leadership.Lead and coordinate a cross customer Test Planning Working Group (TWPG).The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.NGLinkedASBasic Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related engineering experience, or 3 years with a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline, or 0 years with a PhD in a STEM discipline.Current active in-scope US Government issued DoD Secret security clearance, with ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR/SPA).Applicable Test Engineering experience, includes System Test Engineer in a lab environment, and/or flight test experience.Preferred Qualifications:Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical Engineering from an accredited university.Experience developing and releasing Test Plans.Experience working with the USAF Combined Test Force (CTF).Experience with developing ferry plans, including delivering aircraft to the end customer.Test experience of multiple disciplines, to include air vehicle, payload, and systems test in a lab, ground, or flight environment.Strong interpersonal and leadership skillsExcellent communication skills, including the ability to brief test results to executive leadership.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.Northropgrumman.Com/EEO.

U.S.

Citizenship is required for most positions.Salary Range: 92200 138400Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority.

With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate.

As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 (https://www.Saferfederalworkforce.Gov/contractors/) we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022 or by your start date if it is after January 18th.

Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement.

Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.Northropgrumman.Com/EEO.

U.S.

Citizenship is required for most positions.