Survivability Flight Test Engineer – LO/EW (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Company paid holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a highly qualified Low Observables Test Engineer to join the Flight Test Engineering Survivability team at Edwards AFB, CA. You will plan and execute LO and EW tests on military aircraft, apply survivability expertise, and develop analysis tools for data processing.

The role requires a STEM degree, DoD Secret clearance, and willingness to travel up to 25% with full-time on-site work. Strong scripting and reporting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 2 years related professional/military experience, or Master’s in STEM with 0 years related experience.
• Experience in a systems test environment (flight test, HWIL, SIL, laboratory, or range-based test of complex avionics, sensors, or mission systems).
• Familiarity with survivability concepts (threat systems, mission-level survivability, LO/RCS, EW effects).
• Demonstrated experience with at least one programming or scripting language used for test and data analysis (Python, MATLAB, or similar).
• Must have an active US Government DoD 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.
• Willingness to work overtime, odd-hour shifts, and occasional weekends to support test and range schedules.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical contributor on the Survivability Flight Test Engineering team, planning and executing tests for LO and EW systems on military aircraft.
• Apply electronic warfare and survivability expertise to design test points, define instrumentation needs, and evaluate system performance against requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and apply analysis tools, scripts, and models (e.g., in Python, MATLAB, or similar) to automate data processing, perform signal and spectral analysis, and generate test reports.
• Work collaboratively in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment to determine and communicate test requirements, testing methods, equipment/measurement selection, test setup, and pre/post-test reporting.
• Analyze flight test data to characterize system LO performance and contribute to test cards, quick-look products, and final test reports.
• Support integration, ground testing, operation/maintenance of Tier 0-3 RCS test/inspection tools, and pre-mission rehearsals to verify that aircraft configurations, range assets, threat systems, and data acquisition architectures are ready to execute planned scenarios.
• Identify, communicate, and help manage test risks, issues, and opportunities with internal and external stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of test processes, data analysis flows, and software tools to increase efficiency and repeatability.

Skills

Programming/scripting (Python/MATLAB)

Survivability concepts

Test environment experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a highly qualified Low Observables Test Engineer to join the Flight Test Engineering Survivability team at Edwards AFB, CA. You will plan and execute LO and EW tests on military aircraft, apply survivability expertise, and develop analysis tools for data processing.

The role requires a STEM degree, DoD Secret clearance, and willingness to travel up to 25% with full-time on-site work. Strong scripting and reporting skills are essential.