Sr Principal Test Engineer- Active Secret Clearance Required
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Sr Principal Test Engineer for its Test and Evaluation Engineering Organization, supporting the Research & Advanced Design Operating Unit. The role is located in San Diego, California, or El Segundo, California. The engineer is responsible for all aspects of the test program, including staffing, planning, execution, and reporting for lab, ground, and flight testing. The work includes supporting activities in the System Integration Lab in Rancho Bernardo and ground and flight tests, while coordinating with engineering teams across Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Palmdale. The position requires leadership of test engineering personnel and collaboration in a matrix environment. Extended shifts and occasional weekends may be required to maintain program schedules. Travel is required; the posting lists up to 25% in the basic qualifications and 50% in the posting header.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in a STEM field and 8 years of relevant lab, ground, and flight test military or professional experience; or a master's degree in a STEM field and 6 years of relevant experience; or a Ph.D. and 4 years of relevant experience.
- Experience leading flight test programs.
- Experience with program risk, opportunity, and issue management processes.
- Experience in lab environments.
- Active Secret U.S. Government clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret U.S. clearance.
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs, before employment begins.
- Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience leading a test team in a dynamic work environment.
- Excellent organizational, written communication, project management planning, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency with MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships.
- Experience with Jira and Confluence.
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or current enrollment in 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 that mechanisms are in place to execute them.
- Review test-requirement status, manage schedules, and prepare test plans and reports.
- Identify test and test-program risks, issues, and pressures, and develop mitigation and closure plans.
- Coordinate ground test engineering and operations, and aircraft modifications for testing.
- Frequently interact with Engineering in Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Palmdale while ensuring cost and schedule targets are met.
- Provide program leadership with test-site employee staffing forecasts and timely resource forecasts to program management, ensuring appropriate staffing for the Test Statement of Work.
- Lead test engineering personnel and communicate effectively in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements, including 9/80 or 4/10 schedules.
- Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
- Friendly, inclusive, family-oriented team environment.
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan and 401(k) matching program.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
