Senior Principal Systems Test Lead - Flight & Lab Testing

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

9/80 work schedule

Relocation assistance

Excellent benefits/healthcare

401K matching

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Rancho Bernardo, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Systems Test Lead to join the ACP Organization. The role involves onsite work with Mojave travel, leading lab and flight tests for the Vanquish program.

The position requires guiding test engineering staff, planning, scheduling, and reporting to ensure program objectives are met, with strong collaboration across teams and sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with professional/military testing experience.
• Experience leading test engineering activities and projects.
• Strong risk, opportunity and issue management understanding.

Responsibilities

• Identify test risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Coordinate ground test engineering and aircraft testing.
• Lead test site staff and manage resources for the Statement of Work.
• Communicate effectively in a matrix organization and manage schedules.

Skills

Test leadership

Risk management

Communication skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelors in STEM

MS in related field

Tools

MS Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Rancho Bernardo, CA, seeks a Senior Principal Systems Test Lead to join the ACP Organization. The role involves onsite work with Mojave travel, leading lab and flight tests for the Vanquish program.

The position requires guiding test engineering staff, planning, scheduling, and reporting to ensure program objectives are met, with strong collaboration across teams and sites.