Senior Principal Systems Test Lead – Flight & Lab Testing

Northrop Grumman; Mojave (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K matching program

Paid time off

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Test Lead for the Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP) Organization. The role is onsite primarily in Rancho Bernardo, CA with support for ground and flight tests in Mojave, CA, leading lab, ground, and flight testing activities for the Vanquish program.

You will orchestrate test operations, manage staff, coordinate with multiple sites, and ensure schedules and budgets align with program goals while driving risk mitigation and team

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Science in STEM with 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master’s degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience
• Relevant experience to include a background in System Test experience, lab, ground/flight test.
• Prior experience leading projects or teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of program risk, opportunity and issue management process
• Ability to work flexible changing shifts based on the business need.

Responsibilities

• Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans.
• Coordinate with ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing.
• Frequent interaction with Engineering at Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Mojave, and ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met.
• Provide program leadership for test site employees and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Test Statement of Work.
• Excellent communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.
• May be required to support extended shifts, occasional weekends, and holidays as required to maintain program schedule.

Skills

Test leadership

System test

Ground/flight test

Lab testing

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Excel

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Systems Test Lead for the Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP) Organization. The role is onsite primarily in Rancho Bernardo, CA with support for ground and flight tests in Mojave, CA, leading lab, ground, and flight testing activities for the Vanquish program.

You will orchestrate test operations, manage staff, coordinate with multiple sites, and ensure schedules and budgets align with program goals while driving risk mitigation and team