Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Flight Test VMS

Northrop Grumman; Edwards Air Force Base (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Flight Test Engineer for on-site work at Edwards AFB, CA. The role focuses on developing test plans, coordinating data collection, and leading cross-discipline test activities.

You will work with maintenance, design engineering, and test site teams to drive complete test programs, analyze data, and communicate results clearly. A Secret clearance and SAP eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of related professional/military experience, or Master’s with 6+ years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within past 6 years or Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within time framed by business needs.
• Flight test experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, detailed test plans, schedules, and procedures for developmental testing.
• Provide laboratory support for integration testing.
• Support and host test planning working groups and interface with design teams to define data requirements.
• Review test requirements to ensure completeness of the program and perform system-level evaluations.
• Maintain control room qualification and support pre/post-test briefings.

Skills

Flight test experience

Written & spoken communication

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master’s in STEM

Tools

Microsoft Office

IADS

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance required for start: Yes

Clearance type: Secret

Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Flight Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization.

This position will be on-site at Edwards AFB, CA.

Overview of Responsibilities and Expectations

• The candidate will 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 card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel.
• Support test readiness reviews, and pre/post-test briefings.
• Ability to maintain control room qualification.
• Conduct and contribute to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution. Maintains metrics on status of testing and constraints.
• This position requires outstanding written and oral communications skills. Individuals will be required to serve as a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer.
• Individual must be able to work under only general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions; must be able to work both within a team environment and independently; must be self-motivated, thorough, and detailed; and must be willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Integrated Analysis & Data System (IADS)
• Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required.

This requisition may be filled at an alternate grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications for Sr Principal Flight Test Engineer

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Flight Test Experience

Preferred Qualifications

• In depth knowledge of test experience, to include control room monitoring and data analysis.
• In depth knowledge of subsystems, to include systems architecture and troubleshooting.
• Top Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range

$142,200.00 - $213,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.