Senior Flight Test Engineer - Test Planning & Mission Control

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Edwards Air Force Base (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Consulting Test Conductor to join our Palmdale/EAFB team. You will support test planning, execution and analysis within a Combined Test Force, applying engineering principles to optimize test campaigns and improve operational effectiveness.

The successful candidate will mentor junior engineers, work across organizations, and liaise with suppliers and customers while maintaining DoD Secret clearance and readiness for SAP access.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 14 years of relevant experience OR Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of professional OR PhD in a STEM discipline with 10 years of professional.
• Must have an active DoD 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 Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Must have experience in: test plan and test card development, review, and execution; experience in Mission Planning documentation and support, Control Room experience in monitoring real time data from ground or flight testing events
• Must have in-depth knowledge of aircraft subsystem design, test data requirements, and test methodologies used in the aerospace industry
• Able to support off shifts to support mission requirements

Responsibilities

• Independently analyzes and provides recommendations in procedures to identify and control or eliminate hazards
• Develops and evaluates systems, associated support equipment and facilities, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable safety specifications and standards
• Applies engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, test, or evaluate military weapons systems
• Reviews and prepares engineering and technical analyses, reports, proposals, and other technical documentation with regard to Test planning and execution
• Reviews architecture, requirements and interface artifacts for safety on complex hardware/ software systems
• Reviews Test Plans and Procedures for safety requirements verification and potential hazardous operations
• Supports mission control room operations
• Provides mentorship, training and support to junior Flight Test Engineers
• Works collaboratively with our government counterparts to support CTF process improvement and strategic initiatives

Skills

Test plan development

Test card development

Mission planning

Control room experience

System safety analysis

Hazard analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Consulting Test Conductor to join our Palmdale/EAFB team. You will support test planning, execution and analysis within a Combined Test Force, applying engineering principles to optimize test campaigns and improve operational effectiveness.

The successful candidate will mentor junior engineers, work across organizations, and liaise with suppliers and customers while maintaining DoD Secret clearance and readiness for SAP access.