Senior Principal Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

3d•$129,300 - $193,900•Hybrid

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in our RAD organization. This role is located in San Diego, CA or El Segundo, CA. This team is part of the Research and Advanced Design division working on exciting next generation technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for all facets of the test program, including lab and flight test staffing, planning, execution, and reporting. Success in this role will be attained by being highly motivated and self-starting, with relevant test experience, supporting test activities in the System Integration Lab (SIL) in Rancho Bernardo and ground and flight tests.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience
Must have experience leading flight test programs
Must have experience with program risk, opportunity and issue management processes
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret or higher clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Must have the ability to travel up to 25% of your time

Nice To Haves

An additional 2 years experience to those listed in the basic qualifications
Experience leading a Test team in a dynamic work environment
Excellent organizational and written communication skills, as well as project management planning and presentation skills
Proficient with MS Project, Excel, Power Point, Word
Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships
Experience with Jira and Confluence tools
An active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Prior clearance to a Special Access Program (SAP) or Special Compartmentalized Information (SCI)

Responsibilities

Orchestrate lab, ground and flight integration and developmental testing for NGAS.
Ensure engineering tests serve developmental objectives and mechanisms are in place to execute the tests.
Review status of test requirements, manage schedules, prepare test plans and test reports.
Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans.
Coordinate ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing, frequent interaction with Engineering in Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Palmdale, ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met.
Provide program leadership with test site employee staffing forecasts and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Test Statement of Work.
Excellent communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.
You may be required to support extended shifts and occasional weekends as required to maintain program schedules.