Senior Principal Aeronautical Flight Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Flight Test Engineer for Edwards AFB, CA, on-site. You will develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, test schedules, and procedures, and you will support laboratory and field testing with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a STEM degree and 8+ years of related experience or a master's with 6+ years, active Secret clearance, and ability to obtain SAP clearance. Occasional overtime and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8+ years of related experience, or Master's with 6+ years.
• Active US Government Secret clearance required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, detailed test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for developmental testing.
• Provide laboratory support for integration testing.
• Support and host test planning working groups.
• Interface with test article design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements.
• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.
• Perform technical analysis of complete systems and prepare comprehensive system level evaluations.
• Support test readiness reviews and pre/post-test briefings.

Skills

Test planning

Integration testing

Data analysis

Documentation

Education

Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline

Master's degree in STEM discipline

Tools

IADS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Flight Test Engineer for Edwards AFB, CA, on-site. You will develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, test schedules, and procedures, and you will support laboratory and field testing with cross-functional teams.

The role requires a STEM degree and 8+ years of related experience or a master's with 6+ years, active Secret clearance, and ability to obtain SAP clearance. Occasional overtime and travel may be required.