Staff Aeronautical Engineer- Test & Evaluation

Northrop Grumman Corp.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Aeronautical Engineer- Test & Evaluation in Rancho Bernardo, CA (Palmdale alternative). The role demands extensive experience in test and evaluation across hardware and software, MBSE, and system architecture, with required security clearances.

Responsibilities cover leading test activities, collaborating across teams, and ensuring successful lab integration of new hardware and software. On-site, with travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 12+ years in systems or
• Master's with 10+ years in systems, or PhD with 8+ years in systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Test Engineer for multiple small scope efforts.
• Develop and implement System Test Management Plans.
• Lead design/test&evaluation efforts and transition to production.
• Collaborate with MBSE architecture teams to produce diagrams and products.
• Coordinate with software and systems engineers and program leadership on mission needs.

Skills

Test & Evaluation

MBSE

System architecture

Collaboration

Education

BS in STEM with 12+ years

MS in STEM with 10+ years

PhD with 8+ years

Tools

MBSE tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Staff Aeronautical Engineer- Test & Evaluation to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in Rancho Bernardo, CA with an alternate location in Palmdale, CA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Test Engineer for multiple small scope efforts
• Assist with System Test Management Plan development
• In depth understanding of the Test & Evaluation lifecycle for hardware/software integration and testing, and ability to lead design efforts, design test & evaluation, and/or transition designs into production
• Collaborate and consult with a highly qualified team of engineers to develop architecture diagrams and products within a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.
• Collaborate with software and systems engineers, as well as with program and IPT leadership, to capture and communicate mission needs, assess candidate architectures, and develop architecture products.
• Collaborate with teams to allocate requirements among multiple elements of an integrated aerospace system
• The role will focus on working with design team and lab architecture team to ensure successful integration of new hardware and software in a lab test environment and be responsible for synthesizing and translating program requirements into lab specific configurations.
• The position will provide expertise to the program as it matures and progresses to later stages of testing.
• The role may include interfacing with external customer technical representatives, internal engineering associates and program management.
• This role may include collaboration with design teams for requirements flow down, management, and verification, generating complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports from advanced studies, special engineering investigations, and similar activities.
• Responsible for leading the test technical responsibilities, including being test SME of effort, coordinating testing across all test areas, leading team through technical challenges, and communicating status
• The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 12 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in systems, OR a Master's degree AND 10 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system, OR a Ph.D. AND 8 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in systems.
• Must have an active US Secret Government 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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.
• Experience as a Work Package Manager or Cost Account Manager (CAM), including maintaining work packages / name runs, maintaining IMS Status / dates, completing QSST status, and completing CAM relevant forms (EVCRs, EACs, VARs, etc)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active USG Top Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Work experience working in software & network development
• Work experience and knowledge associated with a Systems Engineering Management Plan
• Knowledge of native cloud computing foundation and cloud-based environments
• Familiarity with software architecture development and testing, using modern cloud-based and open architecture and platforms
• Familiarity with Agile software development methods and processes.
• Experience with DoDAF and Open Mission Standards
• Experience with object-oriented programming, design patterns, JMS, Web Services, XML and related technologies (i.e., XPath, XSLT, XSD)
• Experience developing enterprise solutions for a SOA environment
• Excellent 2-way communication skills (upward and downward)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00

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.