Engineer Aeronautical - System Test

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL is seeking an Engineer Aeronautical - System Test to support system test activities, planning, procedures, data analysis, and reporting. You will work with the System Test Team across shifts to ensure quality of test outcomes.

The role requires a STEM degree (2+ years experience) or an MS (0 years), active US Government Secret clearance, and the ability to obtain TS clearance and SAP.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in STEM with 2+ years of related experience or MS in STEM with 0 years
• Active US Government Secret clearance (or higher)
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance and SAP

Responsibilities

• Assist in development, execution and peer review of test procedures
• Participate in Formal and Non-Formal Test events
• Support test planning, problem report validation and post-testing data analysis
• Create test artifacts for PCM and SRM releases
• Attend related System Test meetings
• Support multiple shifts and odd hours

Skills

Test engineering

Technical documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

STEM Ph.D.

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job 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 has an opening for an Engineer Aeronautical - System Test to join our team of qualified individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization.

This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

In this role, the successful 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. Candidate shall display professionalism, leadership, have a strong work ethic, work well with others, and be able to function as member of the System Test Team.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 related System Test meetings
• Support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 0 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 0 years of related professional/military experience
• Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
• Must have experience generating technical documents and working with various software/data processing tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other various programming languages
• Must have an understanding of common Test Engineering test methodologies and practices
• Must have experience Developing System Test Procedures from System Level Requirements
• Must have the ability and willingness to support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master of Science and/or PhD Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline
• Software test automation experience
• Current, active Top Secret Clearance
• Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00

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.

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.