Staff Test Engineer - ACP Test Lead

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

10d • $161,000 - $241,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design is hiring a Staff Systems Test Engineer to serve as the Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP) program Test Lead. The position is onsite in El Segundo, California, or Rancho Bernardo, California, and is an individual-contributor role with no direct reports. The Test Lead is responsible for all facets of the test program, including staffing, planning, execution, and reporting for laboratory and flight testing. The role orchestrates laboratory, ground, and flight integration and developmental testing, ensuring tests support mission objectives and that the program meets cost and schedule targets. The position requires an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance. Travel is 10% of the time. A 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off is offered.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related professional or military experience; or a Master of Science in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related experience; or a STEM Ph.D. and 8 years of related experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation within the past six years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time as determined by business needs.
• Prior CAM and Earned Value Management experience.
• Understanding of program risk, opportunity, and issue management processes.
• Excellent communication skills and experience leading test engineering personnel.
• Ability to work in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Current, active Top Secret clearance.
• Experience leading a System Test team in a dynamic work environment.
• Excellent organizational and written communication skills, and 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure engineering tests serve mission objectives and that mechanisms are in place to execute them.
• Review the status of test requirements, manage schedules, and prepare reports.
• Identify test and test-program risks, issues, and pressures, and develop mitigation and closure plans.
• Coordinate with ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing, and engineering teams at Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Mojave.
• Help ensure cost and schedule performance targets are met.
• Provide program leadership for test-site employees and timely resource forecasts to program management, ensuring proper staffing to execute the Test Statement of Work.
• Lead and coordinate laboratory, ground, and flight integration and developmental testing, including test staffing, planning, execution, and reporting.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Flexible work arrangements and a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
• Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree