Staff Systems Engineer - Flight Test Director

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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.

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 Mission Systems' Engineering & Science (E&S) Baltimore and Partnered Sites (BaPs) division is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to serve as a Flight Test Director and join our team of qualified, diverse individuals; and to work on exciting new opportunities within the Integration and Test Directorate. This position will be located onsite in Baltimore, MD with travel to customer integration sites.

General Responsibilities for a Flight Test Director:

• Serve as the Flight Test Director with overall responsibility for planning, coordinating, and executing safe and effective flights. Generate test cards and execute testing at customer sites. Achieves the logical and systematic realization of test goals in accordance with governing documentation (MIL-HDBK-516C and NAVAIR Instruction 13034.1F / G) and programmatic goals.
• Apply extensive technical expertise with full knowledge of related disciplines and communicates effectively, clearly presenting technical approaches and findings.
• Lead a multi-disciplined team through design, fabrication, test planning, installation, test execution, operation, and maintenance. Coordinates with multiple customers and government entities to develop flight tests that achieve a variety of internal and external goals.
• Review functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation, interface definitions, and hardware and software specifications for airworthiness compliance to the appropriate regulations, standards, and/or guidelines.
• Work with minimal direction, exercising considerable latitude in determining technical objectives of assignments. Completed work is reviewed from a long- term perspective for achievement of desired results.
• Perform technical airworthiness planning and verification support, including development and negotiation of airworthiness plans, basis of certifications, means of compliance, and certification activities for complex total systems with IPT/REs as well as customer counterparts.
• Guide the successful completion of major programs and, as required, function in a project leadership role. Recognize that erroneous decisions or recommendations could result in failure to achieve major organizational objectives.
• Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the customer and government, supporting regular status briefings, milestone reviews, and deliverable coordination. Interface internally with Program IPTs and Program Management.
• Support the selection, onboarding, and oversight of suppliers and contractors, ensuring delivery of key work packages on time and to specification.
• Occasionally (up to 50% of the time) operate out of customer locations (typically military test centers; domestically only, no overseas travel anticipated).

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