Principal Test Engineer - Flight Test (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 98,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Principal Test Engineer / Senior Principal Test Engineer to support the Sentinel Program in Roy, UT. This role involves leading requirements definition, MBSE practices, and flight test activities across multiple teams.

The position requires active DoD Secret clearance, with potential for Top Secret/SAP. Expect a 9/80 schedule, competitive benefits, and opportunities to influence complex aerospace testing.

Qualifications

• Must be a US citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance and SAP approval within a reasonable period.
• 2+ years of requirements mgmt/analysis/allocations (functional decomposition).
• 2+ years MBSE/MBE practices using Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDraw.
• 2+ years in flight test, ground test or military aerospace development.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles.
• Proficiency with MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
• Experience developing test plans, procedures and reports.
• Experience with schedule/risk/performance management.
• Experience working in a multi-team environment.
• Experience with Tableau and data analytics.
• Experience with earned value management in a program context.
• Experience creating and monitoring test metrics and a Test environment.
• Experience maintaining hardware configuration for test execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop and mature flight test requirements allocation with stakeholders.
• Build systems architecture for flight test missions using Cameo.
• Define and represent flight test requirements in models.
• Support flight test design reviews with artifacts and materials.
• Review range safety documents, test plans and procedures for consistency.
• Lead requirements definition/allocation and verification & validation for test events.
• Coordinate schedules and liaison between interfacing teams.
• Support Roy, Utah integration activities.
• Collaborate across functions to develop advanced test concepts and requirements.

Skills

Requirements mgmt

MBSE/MBE

Flight test exp

Project mgmt

MS Office

Test plans

Schedule/risk mgmt

Cross-team work

Tableau/data analytics

EV management

Education

Bachelor of Science

Master's degree

Tools

Cameo Enterprise Architecture

Rhapsody

MagicDraw

Confluence/Jira

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Principal Test Engineer / Senior Principal Test Engineer to support the Sentinel Program in Roy, UT. This role involves leading requirements definition, MBSE practices, and flight test activities across multiple teams.

The position requires active DoD Secret clearance, with potential for Top Secret/SAP. Expect a 9/80 schedule, competitive benefits, and opportunities to influence complex aerospace testing.