Principal Engineer Systems Test-Active Secret Clearance Required

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

58d•$103,600 - $155,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal System Test Engineer (STE) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the NATO Test Integrated Product Team (IPT). This position will be on site and located in Rancho Bernardo, CA. The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, detail oriented, and have the ability to focus on first time quality, engineering rigor, and Test Like You Fly methodology. Responsibilities include working with STE Teammates, Test IPT Leadership, Lab Operations Leadership, and Test Planning & Execution (TP&E) teams to successfully plan, and execute dry run and formal test activities to evaluated, and certify hardware and software for ground and flight release. We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience OR a PhD in STEM with 1 years of related engineering experience
Must have an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently 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 the company to meet its business need.
Prior test experience required

Nice To Haves

Experience developing and executing System level test procedures
Previous experience with System Level Lab Test Execution, test planning and coordination of events
Previous experience with hot bench and overall lab operations support
Previous experience with ground and flight operations
Previous experience as a flight or ground test conductor
Willingness to travel up to 10% in support of ground and flight test events
Understanding of verification program and metrics maintenance

Responsibilities

Drive process rigor, ensure compliance to meet company, program, and security requirements
Drive technical and process rigor for lab configuration
Continually seek to improve lab integration & test engineering rigor and efficiency
Develop and execute System Level 3 Test Procedures to verify system requirements, and validate the System Under Test (SUT)
Work independently on assigned tasks to meet deadlines on one or more test programs
Flexibility to support weekends, multiple shifts, and off hours on site
Utilize the experience and testing knowledge gained in a lab setting to support aircraft testing.
Work within a ground and flight operations setting.
Communicate up to leadership, and across to teammates and team members.
Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.