Staff Pilot Test

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Edwards Air Force Base (CA); On-site; USD 214,000 - 321,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Edwards AFB, CA seeks a Staff Test Pilot for developmental test of military aircraft. The role includes conducting demonstrations, developing test techniques, working with flight test engineers, and reporting results.

Travel up to 10% may be required; on-site at Edwards AFB. Requirements include active US government secret clearance, FAA multi-engine instrument rating, 1500+ flight hours as PIC, TPS graduate, and ability to coordinate with engineering and customers.

Qualifications

• FAA commercial multi-engine instrument rated pilot.
• Minimum 1,500 hours of flight experience as Pilot in Command.
• Current FAA Class II Medical or higher.
• Active US Government secret clearance with background check within 6 years.
• TPS graduate and ability to obtain SAP clearance as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide test pilot expertise to assigned programs and identify man-machine interface issues.
• Plan, develop and execute test flights to verify airworthiness and performance.
• Collaborate with Flight Ops Manager and Engineering for safe test operations.
• Coordinate with customer pilots and program IPTs to ensure effective designs.
• Provide inputs to system safety, flight manuals and aircrew checklists.

Skills

FAA pilot license

PIC flight hours

Flight test experience

Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor degree + 12 years related experience

Military Test Pilot School (TPS) Graduate

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’s Test and Evaluation (T&E) organization is seeking a Staff Test Pilot for developmental test of military aircraft. Candidate may conduct demonstration flights with customers, government officials or other personnel to exhibit vehicle performance, flying qualities and system capabilities.

Responsibilities include developing test techniques, assisting in cockpit/workstation design, working with flight test engineers creating test plans, developing test products, evaluating systems in the laboratory environment, simulation, ground test, flight test, and reporting on test results. Selected candidate must successfully complete initial and recurrent training and qualifications as a basis for continued employment. Travel may be required up to 10% of the time.

This position is located 100% on-site at Edwards AFB, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides test pilot expertise to assigned programs; technology/research efforts to ensure man-machine interface issues and requirements are identified for new or modified aircraft designs
• Plan, develop and execute test flights on aircraft to verify airworthiness and performance capability; validate and verify compliance with specifications and to determine operational effectiveness and/or suitability
• Partners with Flight Ops Manager and Engineering team to ensure test team is conducting safe and effective ground and flight test operations
• Collaborates with customer pilots
• Engage with program IPTs and REs to ensure air vehicle and ground station designs/modifications are effective and suitable
• Provides test pilot inputs at FRR, TRRs and SRBs ensuring safe conduct of all NGAS flight test missions
• Ensures best practices and lessons learned are shared with other program pilots
• Provides engineering test pilot expertise and safety guidance to flight test engineers for design definition, simulator flights, test planning, flight test techniques, test conduct, test reporting and proposal preparation
• Provide test pilot inputs to System Safety to ensure safe conduct of flight test missions
• Provides pilot inputs into development of preliminary flight manuals and aircrew checklists
• Maintain proficiencies and currencies
• Promotes active involvement in flight test professional societies and industry forums; fully supports Test Communities of Practice (CoPs) and Flight Test Safety Summit

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree plus 12 years of related experience OR Master’s plus 10 years of related experience OR PhD plus 9 years of related experience.
• Must be willing to obtain and maintain the appropriate medical clearance(s), as defined per the customer’s contracting requirements, for the duration of your employment.
• Must be willing to obtain and maintain all training qualifications, as needed per the customer’s contracting requirements, for the duration of your employment.
• 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.
• FAA commercial Multi Engine instrument rated pilot
• Minimum of 1,500 hours of flight experience as Pilot in Command
• Current FAA Class II Medical or higher
• Military Test Pilot School (TPS) Graduate
• Experience in flight testing, with ability to work with engineering to develop solutions to integration issues, and to bridge between the customer users and Northrop Grumman designers

Preferred Qualifications

• Current, proficient, and qualified in military aircraft
• Current DoD Top Secret clearance
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to executive leadership

Primary Level Salary Range: $214,200.00 - $321,200.00

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.