Senior Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer
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 Senior Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals on our Test and Evaluation team. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL. In this role, the successful candidate will support the application of cutting-edge commercial technologies—such as 5G communications, machine learning, and emerging wireless solutions—to operational military use cases, enabling advanced battle-management capabilities.
Requirements
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience
- Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) 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.
- Must have experience with RF test equipment for system verification and validation.
- Must have ability to generate test plans, procedures, and reports for DoD programs.
- Must have ability to perform system verification and validation for DoD programs.
- Must have experience working in cloud-based, hybrid-cloud, on-premise, and virtualized environments.
- Must have willingness and ability to travel within the continental U.S. up to 25% of the time.
- Must be able to lift up to 75lbs for transporting equipment for demonstrations
Nice To Haves
- Master’s or PhD degree in a STEM discipline.
- Experience developing or testing RF microelectronics and related components.
- Proven track record creating test-automation and data-collection tools for efficiency and repeatability.
- Background as a Lab/SIL manager on DoD programs.
Responsibilities
- Design, execute, and analyze RF systems testing and integration activities.
- Develop comprehensive test plans, procedures, and reports for DoD programs.
- Oversee instrumentation setup, configuration, and management.
- Plan and conduct field demonstrations and exercises.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- flexible work arrangements
- 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
- phenomenal learning opportunities
- exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- very friendly team environment
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
