Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Test & Evaluation

Northrop Grumman; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer- Test and Evaluation Lead, based in Redondo Beach, CA or El Segundo, CA. You will lead the development and execution of test programs across ground and flight testing, coordinating with government ranges and customers to ensure successful demonstrations and data integrity.

You will manage test plans, schedules, and resources, drawing on DoD experience, MBSE/Cameo tools, and strong communication with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 8 years related engineering/technical management experience (or higher degrees).
• Active Secret US Government clearance (or eligible) and ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Experience testing at government/private facilities for ground, lab, wind-tunnel, and/or flight test.
• Experience in requirement decomposition, design procedures, and executing tests.
• Experience coordinating with test facilities to meet cost, schedule, and test requirements.
• Knowledge of DoD CDRL/SDRL processes and compliance requirements.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% for testing across locations.

Responsibilities

• Develop Test Plans, procedures and reports for flight/ground testing.
• Coordinate with government test ranges for approvals.
• Execute testing from concept to components to full vehicle.
• Manage test data, schedules, and documentation per standards.
• Report test status to SEIT Lead and customers.
• Coordinate test facilities, personnel and hardware procurement.
• Ensure test activities meet schedule and budget.
• Communicate results to program leadership and customers.

Skills

Test & Evaluation

Clearance

Travel 25%

Government/DoD

Jira & Confluence

MBSE/Cameo/CPLM

CAM/EVM

Education

Bachelor’s in STEM

Master’s in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MBSE

Cameo

CPLM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer- Test and Evaluation Lead, based in Redondo Beach, CA or El Segundo, CA. You will lead the development and execution of test programs across ground and flight testing, coordinating with government ranges and customers to ensure successful demonstrations and data integrity.

You will manage test plans, schedules, and resources, drawing on DoD experience, MBSE/Cameo tools, and strong communication with