Sr Principal Pilot Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
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 Sr. Principal Pilot Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Beale AFB, CA. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree with 8 years aviation experience; OR Masters’ degree with 6 years aviation experience; OR a PhD with 4 years aviation experience
- UAV flight experience and/or Military flight experience. Minimum of 500 hours as Pilot in Command.
- Military formal training unit or Squadron level instructor
- Experience with crew/cockpit resource management (CRM)
- Experience developing, delivering and sustaining training
- Experience with crew/cockpit resource management (CRM)
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications (e.g. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
- Active USG Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Ability to acquire and maintain TS/SCI and Special Program Access (PAR) per business requirements. This PAR must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Nice To Haves
- Active USG Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
- FAA instrument rated pilot (or military equivalent).
- Flight test operations experience
- Experience in multi-crewmember aircraft (manned or unmanned)
- Mission planning experience
- Technical order writing experience
- Experience in Risk Assessments and Root Cause Analysis
Responsibilities
- Deliver formal training unit instruction in laboratory and classroom environments.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) to include, but not limited to formal student training, airmanship, aircraft systems & performance and development and execution of operational training guides.
- Conduct briefing and debriefing and coordinate with maintenance and engineering personnel to analyze and correct discrepancies.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
