Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer – X-Lab Test Director (25-146)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer – X-Lab Test Director (25-146) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Schriever Space Force Base, CO.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.

Essential Functions:

• The X-Lab Test Director conducts the planning and execution of all flight tests in which the C2BMC X-Lab program is a participant.
• Test types include: pairwise tests, HWIL efforts, Continuous Developmental Integration (CDI), Space Domain Awareness (SDA), and flight tests. Flight tests are conducted with pre-determined sensors and shooters.
• The X-Lab Test Director will also be expected to provide System Test interface with senior government customer personnel, and ensure information flow to our other National Team functional areas.
• The X-Lab Test Director is responsible for the planning of all assigned test events, with emphasis on developing and implementing the test artifacts required for each event: - Test objectives - Architectures - Data Item Descriptions - Defense Designs - reading Operational Tasking Data Link (OPTASKLINK), applying Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI) configuration and Forwarding Tables, TDACS, Comms Connectivity Matrices, Event Readiness Reviews (ERR) - Certification Data Packages.
• The position also provides the following support: - Support planning phase reviews and meetings - Support customer boards and meetings - Support Data Management - Interface with developers - Support government personnel during event execution phases when requested - Support anomaly resolution and troubleshooting - Support analysis group - Support Failure Review Boards (FRBs)
• The candidate will be responsible for identifying required resources, developing and understanding mission objectives for the system(s) under test, developing data archival and analysis plans, and developing post mission reports.
• The candidate will be responsible for control of test resources, articles, and tools for data collection during the event.
• The candidate will also serve as the X-Lab liaison to other C2BMC test participants and MDA/DCCT test managers.
• The Test Director will coordinate with the project leads of various experiments to ensure seamless event execution across the entire mission.
• The Test Director will develop and maintain the test architecture which includes all articles under test.
• The candidate will also develop any supplemental procedures required to ensure successful execution.

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• An active Secret clearance is required to start.
• 8 years' experience with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a