System Test Engineer / Principal System Test Engineer

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 Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a highly motivated System Test Engineer / Principal System Test Engineer to support the E-2D Mission System programs as part of the System Test Team based out of Melbourne, FL.

The selected candidate will provide support for all system test activities, to include test planning, creation of required test procedures, post test data analysis, creation of problem reports, and reporting on test results.

Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Assist in development, execution and peer review of test procedures

• Participate in both Formal and Non-Formal Test execution events

• Participate in test planning, problem report validation testing, and post testing data analysis

• Provide support in the creation of required test artifacts used for official PCM and SRM releases to our customer

• Attend and participate in all E2D System Test meetings

 
Basic Qualifications: 

This requisition may be filled at a System Test Engineer (Level 2) OR Principal System Test Engineer (Level 3) level based on the qualifications below.

System Test Engineer (Level 2)

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance, with an Interim Secret clearance required prior to the commencement of employment.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time as determined by the business.
• Demonstrated experience in in test program execution. (I.e. developing test procedures, implementing technical edits and successfully executing test protocols, etc.)
• Must have the ability and be willing to work overtime, odd shifts, and weekends as required by the business

Principal System Test Engineer (Level 3)

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance, with an Interim Secret clearance required prior to the commencement of employment.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time as determined by the business.
• Demonstrated experience in in test program execution. (I.e. developing test procedures, implementing technical edits and successfully executing test protocols, etc.)
• Must have the ability and be willing to work overtime, odd shifts, and weekends as required by the business

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline

• Professional experience Developing System Test Procedures

• Professional experience generating technical documents and working with various software/data processing tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and various programming languages 

• Professional experience with Software test