Staff Engineer Aeronautical

Northrop Grumman•Palmdale, 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 for a Staff Aeronautical Engineer within the System Integration Lab (SIL). The ideal candidate will be detail oriented and have the ability to focus on first time quality, engineering rigor, and test methodology. This position will be on site and located in Palmdale, CA . As the Staff Aeronautical Engineer, your will be responsible for 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, and certify hardware and software. Success in this role requires the ability to clearly communicate to both leadership and peers while operating in a dynamic, high-visibility environment. A successful track record of program performance, and test experience is required. This position offers a 4/10 work schedule with every 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, or Math) discipline and 12 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience.
Must have an active DoD Top Secret (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Ability to support weekends, multiple shifts, and off hours on site

Nice To Haves

Active Program Access(es)
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
Understanding of verification program and metrics maintenance
Proficiency in Control Account Management (CAM)

Responsibilities

Ensure engineering tests align with mission objectives and that robust execution mechanisms are in place.
Testing all customer samples.
Oversees the operational aspects of engineering tests and serves as liaison to program, engineering and line management.
Reviews status of test requirements, manages schedules and prepares reports.
Assesses anomalies and develops resolutions to documented procedures in conjunction with Test and Quality Engineering.
Drive process rigor, ensure compliance to meet company, program, and security requirements
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