Staff Test Engineer
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 Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in our RAD organization. This role is located in San Diego, CA or El Segundo, CA. This team is part of the Research and Advanced Design division working on exciting next generation technologies. In this role, you will be responsible for all facets of the test program, including lab and flight test staffing, planning, execution, and reporting. Success in this role will be attained by being highly motivated and self-starting, with relevant test experience, supporting test activities in the System Integration Lab (SIL) in Rancho Bernardo and ground and flight tests.
Requirements
- Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 10 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 8 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience
- Must have experience leading flight test programs
- Must have experience with program risk, opportunity and issue management processes
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret or higher clearance
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
- Must have the ability to travel up to 25% of your time
Nice To Haves
- An additional 2 years experience to those listed in the basic qualifications
- Experience leading a Test team in a dynamic work environment
- Excellent organizational and written communication skills, as well as project management planning and presentation skills
- Proficient with MS Project, Excel, Power Point, Word
- Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships
- Experience with Jira and Confluence tools
- An active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into 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 mechanisms are in place to execute the tests.
- Review status of test requirements, manage schedules, prepare test plans and test reports.
- Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans.
- Coordinate ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing, frequent interaction with Engineering in Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Palmdale, ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met.
- Provide program leadership with test site employee staffing forecasts and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Test Statement of Work.
- Excellent communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.
- You may be required to support extended shifts and occasional weekends as required to maintain program schedules.
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
- a 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
