Principal/Senior Principal Test Conductor- FTO Aircraft Ship-Side Support 4x10s 2nd Shift

Northrop Grumman; Edwards (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Test Conductor for the Edwards AFB, CA 4/10 second shift to join its Test and Evaluation organization. You will coordinate between maintenance and engineering, troubleshoot issues, and develop testing procedures for ship-side support teams.

The role emphasizes self-starting initiative, strong aircraft knowledge training for new staff, and adherence to clearance requirements, with relocation assistance and competitive

Qualifications

• Must have a high school diploma and 9 years of related professional/military experience, OR Bachelor degree AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must be willing and able to work 4/10 2nd shift

Responsibilities

• Coordinate between Flight Test maintenance and Flight Test engineering organizations.
• Provide initial troubleshooting support, procedure development and re-test procedure development.
• Adjudicate maintenance procedures and delayed actions; provide training on aircraft knowledge for new engineering staff.

Skills

Test coordination

Troubleshooting

Procedures development

Self-starter

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor degree

Master's degree

Ph.D.

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 Systems has an opening for a Principal/Senior Principal Test Conductor-FTO Aircraft Ship-Side Support Team to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization.

In this role, the selected candidate will be a member of a team of aircraft ship-side support engineers and test conductors. This team is responsible for coordination between the Flight Test maintenance organization and the Flight Test engineering organization. Tasking will include initial troubleshooting support, procedure development and re-test procedure development.

Successful candidate will coordinate support between maintenance leadership team and engineering leadership team. Additionally successful candidate will be responsible for general aircraft knowledge training for new engineering staff to include flight test and ground test engineers. Successful candidate will be responsible for the adjudication of desired maintenance procedures and delayed actions.

Candidate will be a self-starter that needs little to no direction from leadership to operate in a dynamic, fast paced environment.

This position is 100% located at Edwards AFB, CA for weekday 4/10 (Mon-Thur) second shift.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal or a Sr. Principal level.

Basic Qualifications For Principal Test Conductor

• Must have a High School Diploma and 9 years of related professional/military experience, OR Bachelor degree AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.
• Must be willing and able to work 4/10 2nd shift

Basic Qualifications For Senior Principal Test Conductor

• Must have a High School Diploma and 12 years of related professional/military experience, OR Bachelor degree AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 4 year of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must be willing and able to work 4/10 2nd Shift.

Preferred Qualifications

• In depth knowledge of or test experience
• Top Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.

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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.