Senior Principal Flight 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 Sector is seeking a Flight Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position will be located in Mojave, CA. We are looking for a candidate who will report on-site daily supporting our Gulfstream IV Flying Test Bed aircraft.  Assignments will be in support of integrating new payloads on the Test Bed aircraft.

Specific tasks include:

• Qualify as an aircrew member and fly onboard as a Flight Test Engineer; responsible for overall test conduct and safety of all crewmembers.
• Execute pre-test preparation including but not limited to mission planning, configuration management, and test resource coordination with civilian, government, and military agencies.
• Develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, detailed test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for developmental testing.  
• Support and host test planning working groups.  
• Interface with test article design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements.  
• Support test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel.
• Support test readiness reviews and pre/post-test briefings.
• Conduct and contributes to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution. 
• • This position requires outstanding written and oral communications skills. Individual will be required to serve as a subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer.
• Work under only general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions; must be able to work both within a team environment and independently; must be self-motivated, thorough, and detailed; and must be willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas.
• Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required. 
• Some travel is expected to support certain test campaigns.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM Degree).
• Minimum of 8 years of related experience with a BS Degree or 6 Years with MS Degree or 4 years with a Ph.D. in STEM
• Current Active Secret clearance is required prior to start
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access
• Ability to obtain and maintain FAA Class 3 Medical Certificate
• Hands on Flight Test Engineering experience.

 
Preferred Qualifications: 

• FAA rated pilot (private/commercial), or other experience as an airborne crewmember.
• Currently active and qualified as a Test Conductor/Director
• Current Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.
• Experience with weapon systems and NATO-style ejector racks.
• Experience meeting MIL-STD-1760 requirements for aircraft external stores.
• Familiar with MIL-STD-704 and MIL-STD-1553.
• Familiar with dynamic load analysis due to store separation.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a