Principal Flight Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Edwards AFB, CA

3d•$103,600 - $155,400•Onsite

About The Position

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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Flight Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. The position will be in Edwards AFB.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience
Active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Flight Test Experience
Outstanding written and oral communications skills.
Ability to work under only general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions.
Ability to work both within a team environment and independently.
Self-motivated, thorough, and detailed.
Willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas.
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Integrated Analysis & Data System (IADS)

Nice To Haves

In depth knowledge of test experience, to include control room monitoring.
Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

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.
Conduct and contributes to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution.
Maintains metrics on status of testing and constraints.
Serve as a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer.