Senior Aeronautical Test Engineer - Flight Test Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 98,400 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Aircraft Ground and Flight Test in Melbourne, FL. You will support flight test activities, including test planning, real-time data monitoring, post-flight data processing, and reporting results.

The role demands leadership, a strong work ethic, and ability to collaborate with test teams. A STEM degree and appropriate experience, with an active DoD clearance, are preferred.

Qualifications

• Must have STEM degree and relevant experience, or a higher degree with more experience.
• Experience in test planning, execution, flight operations, and test artifacts.
• Ability to generate technical documents and use data processing tools.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development of test plans and test cards.
• Monitor flights in real time and support senior engineers.
• Lead test missions as a test conductor and coordinate with teams.
• Support post-flight data processing and reporting.

Skills

Test planning

Flight test operations

Data analysis

MATLAB

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master of Science in STEM

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

MATLAB

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Aircraft Ground and Flight Test in Melbourne, FL. You will support flight test activities, including test planning, real-time data monitoring, post-flight data processing, and reporting results.

The role demands leadership, a strong work ethic, and ability to collaborate with test teams. A STEM degree and appropriate experience, with an active DoD clearance, are preferred.