Flight Test Engineer

6 days ago


Palmdale, California, United States Northrop Grumman Full time
Job Title: Flight Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a highly skilled Flight Test Engineer to join our team of qualified professionals within our Test and Evaluation organization. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA.

Job Summary:

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the development of test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for testing. They will also lead test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel. Additionally, they will provide mission control room support and make real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop and lead test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for testing.
  • Lead test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel.
  • Provide mission control room support and make real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness.
  • Conduct and contribute to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution.
  • Maintain metrics on status of testing and constraints.
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) field.
  • Minimum 5 years of applicable experience with a Bachelor's degree or 3 years with a Master's degree.
  • Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Program Access clearance.
  • Must have mission control room experience.
  • Requires experience with test card development and review.
  • Needs to be proficient in Microsoft Office.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • In-depth knowledge of or test experience, to include control room monitoring.
  • Familiarity with Integrated Analysis & Data System (IADS) or similar system monitoring software.
  • Previous experience in Flight Test operations.
  • Military flight/operations experience highly desirable.
  • FAA rating highly desirable.
Salary Range:

$79,300 - $118,900

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.


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