Flight Test Lead Engineer — Top Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a highly motivated Flight Test Engineer to primarily support the SCS Flight Test Team based out of Patuxent River, MD. The candidate will provide support for all flight test activities, including 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in Flight Test, OR a Master’s degree and 10 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in flight Test.
• Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance
• Candidate shall have experience generating technical documents and working with MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other various programming languages
• An understanding of common Test Engineering test methodologies and practices

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
• Lead potential moderate size test efforts and events in support of Flight Test leadership
• Attend and participate in all Flight Test meetings

Skills

Flight Test Experience

Technical Documentation

Programming Languages

Test Methodologies

Leadership in Test Efforts

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Other Programming Languages

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a highly motivated Flight Test Engineer to primarily support the SCS Flight Test Team based out of Patuxent River, MD. The candidate will provide support for all flight test activities, including 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