Principal / Sr Engineer Systems Test

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

5d • 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 within Test Integrated Product Team (IPT). We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join as a Principal or Sr Principal System Test Engineer (STE). The ideal candidate should be detail oriented, and have the ability to focus on first time quality, engineering rigor, and Test Like You Fly methodology. This position will be on site and located in Rancho Bernardo, CA. 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. Must be able to utilize the experience and testing knowledge gained in a lab setting to support aircraft testing. Must be able to work within a ground and flight operations setting. Must have the ability to communicate up to leadership, and across to teammates and team members. Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels. A successful track record of program performance, and test experience is required. Northrop Grumman offers a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. Seeking a self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented individual to help Northrop Grumman grow 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
• Must have an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance, or higher, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation
• A bility to obtain and maintain a Special Program Access clearance.
• Must have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline with 9 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 7 years of related engineering experience, OR a PhD in STEM with 4 years of related engineering experience

Nice To Haves

• Extensive experience developing and executing System level test procedures
• Understanding of Agile Test methodology
• 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
• DoD Top Secret Clearance
• Proficiency in Control Account Management (CAM)

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)
• Interface and present test integration and test execution results to program and test leadership at Pre and Post Test Reviews
• 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

Benefits

• Northrop Grumman offers a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.
• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees