Staff Engineer Systems Test-Active Secret Clearance Required

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

7d•$161,000 - $241,400•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, this Staff System Test Engineer (STE)/ Flight Test Engineer (FTE) position is part of the RQ-4 TRMC Test Integrated Product Team (IPT). The role is on-site in Rancho Bernardo, CA, and requires 20% domestic travel to support business needs. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, focusing on first-time quality, engineering rigor, and safe, effective testing. The selected candidate will perform various duties in support of test and integration.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline with 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 10 years of related engineering experience, OR a PhD in STEM with 8 years of related engineering experience
Flight Test experience: ground and flight operations, (Knowledge of test plan and test cards)
Experience writing test reports
Experience leading test events (ex. test conductor, test director)
Experience testing Hardware
Must have an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently 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 the company to meet its business need.
Ability to support weekends, multiple shifts, and off hours on site as business needs

Nice To Haves

Previous experience with hot bench and overall lab operations support
USNTPS or NTPS coursework
Unmanned aircraft test experience

Responsibilities

Developing and maintaining flight test support materials and mission flight test profiles
Developing and publishing test plans, flight test cards, test schedules and test procedures for air vehicle testing
Leading test readiness reviews
Developing and publishing test reports post ground and flight test events
Coordinating with other organizations to ensure safe and effective execution of ground and flight test activities
Construct, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment, components, devices, or systems.
Work from engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions
Develop and execute System level test procedures
Operate related equipment; conduct tests and report data in prescribed format
Perform calibration and alignment checks; make adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed.
Prepare prescribed compounds and solutions
Interface and present test integration and test execution results to program and test leadership at Pre and Post Test Reviews
Work independently on assigned tasks to meet deadlines on one or more test programs
Flexibility to support weekends, multiple shifts, and off hours on site
Willingness to travel up to 20% in support of ground and flight test events