Senior Flight Test Engineer – TS Clearance, Flexible Shifts

Northrop Grumman; Patuxent Highland (MD); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Flight Test Engineer to support the SCS Flight Test Team at Patuxent River, MD. You will help plan, execute, and analyze flight tests, producing artifacts and leading moderate test efforts.

The role requires a STEM degree with experience or a Master’s degree and related experience, plus a Top Secret clearance. Willing to work varied shifts and contribute to a busy flight test program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of related professional/military experience, or Master’s degree with 3+ years of related experience
• Active US Government Top Secret clearance
• Experience generating technical documents and using MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other programming languages
• Understanding of common Test Engineering methodologies and practices

Responsibilities

• Assist in development, execution and peer review of test procedures
• Participate in 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
• Willing to support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules

Skills

Test planning

Documentation

Data analysis

Leadership

MS Excel

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Programming languages

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Flight Test Engineer to support the SCS Flight Test Team at Patuxent River, MD. You will help plan, execute, and analyze flight tests, producing artifacts and leading moderate test efforts.

The role requires a STEM degree with experience or a Master’s degree and related experience, plus a Top Secret clearance. Willing to work varied shifts and contribute to a busy flight test program.