Sentinel - Principal Aeronautical Engineer - 14515

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 is seeking a Principal Aeronautical Engineer.  This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program. 

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Develop customer contractual needs and requirements into test solutions that acknowledges technical schedule and cost constraints.

• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules.

• Review and evaluate test requirements for completeness of test program.

• Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts, Element Test teams, System Test teams, and other stakeholders to identify test objectives, test requirements, and risks that require test to mitigate

• Supporting development of instrumentation requirements for Hardware in the Loop testing.

• Identify test support requirements and coordinate with Design & Integration team for budget and personnel needs

• Overseeing test activities in support or requirement verification and validation.

• Conduct daily briefing and approve test start for each test event.

• Approve Break of Configuration on the test floor

• Conduct tabletop reviews and dry run test procedures with test team prior to execution

• Coordinate and conduct Technical and Safety Review Boards, and Test Readiness Reviews

• Support customer Test Plan Working Groups

• Prepare Test Planning Team charters

• Coordinate with Quality organization for test support

• Review and approve major test amendments

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k 

• Educational Assistance 

• Life Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions  

• Paid Time Off  

• Health & Wellness Resources  

• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. 

 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors Degree in a STEM field of study; or 3 years with a Masters; or 1 years with a PhD

• US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

• Experience with system integration (HW and/or SW) and test principles.

• Experience defining test objectives based on test requirements, VCRM, interface and/or specification documentation.

• Experience with data collection/instrumentation (methods,