Staff Systems Test Engineer (TS) Space Systems (Chantilly or Dulles)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

This System Test Lead role is responsible for managing a geographically diverse team that executes end to end system terrestrial test campaigns and on orbit test campaigns and will support a program in the Space Security business unit within the Space Systems Sector Tactical Space Systems Division (TSSD). The Lead will manage the System Test Team from a technical and programmatic perspective. The System Test Team is organizationally located within the program’s System Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) IPT.

The System Test Lead will lead a team of several engineers that performs planning, coordination, and execution of ground-based end to end testing to ensure compatibility with USG-procured space vehicles that use different USG-managed communication systems. The lead is also responsible to status the customer about planning and execution of Ground SW quarterly test campaigns in the context of alignment with terrestrial system test campaigns and on orbit test campaign readiness. Finally, the System Test lead will oversee on orbit test planning and execution to ensure mission readiness of the program’s Family of Systems. The lead will ensure collaboration by the team both within the program, with the customer, and with space vehicle contractor teams.

This position requires being able to balance equal parts technical competency, forward thinking ideas, and execution focus. This position requires a functional understanding of system integration and test activities, ground system networking and connectivity, and the ability address challenges with collaborative solutions. This position utilizes abilities to interact in an organized and solutions-oriented manner, with external entities who are contributing elements of the integrated ground segment. The role will include support for Control Account Management (Earned Value) activities like schedule updates, risk and opportunity management, team headcount forecast, and other CAM requests. The work is primarily performed in classified environments. The ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic fast-paced environment is essential.

This position is located in Chantilly, VA and you will work on site daily. Some travel is required to Los Angeles, CA, Colorado Springs, CO, and Melbourne, FL.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) field with 14 years experience OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years experience OR a PhD with in a STEM discipline and 9 years of experience. Experience can be considered in lieu of degree
• Leader experience with a history of people management and operational excellence. Demonstrated track record of successful mentorship and accelerating reports growth, being an effective multiplier for the team.
• Must have U.S. Citizenship with active Top Secret level clearance and prior SCI eligibility with ability to obtain customer SAP approval at time of application
• Experience in multi-domain integration and test activities
• Experience or interest in managing a team
• Experience with Satellite Ground Systems in the US National Security arena
• Understanding of Agile software development practices.
• Background working software systems engineering.
• On-orbit testing of space systems and testing of integrated ground systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with NGSP Ground Systems
• Experience with Earned Value Management practices

The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft.  We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships, including NASA’s Artemis program with the goal to return humans to