Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Senior Principal Flight Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization.

This position will be supporting one or more aircraft platforms.

The position will be 100% on-site at Edwards AFB, CA.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal or a Sr. Principal level.

• The candidate will develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, detailed test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for developmental testing.

• Provide laboratory support for integration testing.

• Support and host test planning working groups.

• Interface with test article design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements.

• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.

• Perform technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations.

• Support test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel.

• Support test readiness reviews, and pre/post-test briefings.

• Provide mission control room support and makes real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness.

• Conduct and contributes to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution. Maintains metrics on status of testing and constraints.

• This position requires outstanding written and oral communications skills. Individual will be required to serve as either a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer.

• Individual must be able to work under only general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions; must be able to work both within a team environment and independently; must be self-motivated, thorough, and detailed; and must be willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Integrated Analysis & Data System (IADS).

• Ability to maintain control room qualification.

• Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications for Principal:

• A Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM Degree).

• A minimum of 5 years of applicable experience with a BS Degree or 3 years with a MS degree in STEM Field.

• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Basic Qualifications for Sr Principal:

• A Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM Degree).

• A minimum of 8 years of applicable experience with a BS Degree or 6 years with a MS degree in STEM Field.

• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Fuels systems

• Experience in control room operations

• Experience in test

• Top Secret clearance