Principal Test Engineer

About the role

The Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer- Engineering Field Service Representative (FSR) role is located at Naval Air Station Mayport, FL. This position requires 6+ months of training on a Domestic Assignment to Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA before employment at Naval Air Station Mayport, FL. 25% Domestic and OCONUS travel is expected to support business needs.

Responsibilities

• Interfacing with NGC and customer Flight Engineers, aircraft maintenance Technicians, US Navy service members, and Subsystem SMEs to sustain operations.
• Primary interface between maintenance, design and flight test engineering.
• Vehicle and Payload Test Controller (VTC/PTC) operations during aircraft start-up/shut down for launch and recovery, conduct static ground tests, and troubleshooting.
• Provide inputs to update Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS).
• Reviews/provides inputs during engineering development and executes Detailed Test Requirements, Acceptance Test Procedures, and Ground Test Plans.
• Install, operate, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and modify equipment, in accordance with IETMS and/or other engineering directives (TDs/ECRs/TEIs/AMRs/MAFs).
• Perform a variety of Organizational / Depot-level maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
• Develop general knowledge of all aircraft systems, VTC/PTC, Engineering Design and software.
• Perform field integration, troubleshooting, and repair of air vehicle systems at the customer location including operations on a flightline, or in a hangar.
• Able to interpret and trace electrical and Air Vehicle schematics. Perform essential electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as but not limited to: Multimeter, Network/Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR), etc.
• Perform a variety of Organizational / Depot-level maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
• Ability to pass a new hire physical if determined necessary by Company, based on international travel selected.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of relevant experience or 3 years with a Masters in a STEM field.
• Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in CE, with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time to meet business needs.
• Experience with Aircraft Ground Test Operations.
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA.
• Possess the capability and readiness to travel effectively supporting customer needs, management reviews, and demonstrating leadership as a technical expert on support trips worldwide.
• Willingness and ability to support 25% domestic and OCONUS travel to Japan, United Arab Emirates, or Guam.
• Ability to pass a new hire physical if determined necessary by Company, based on international travel selected.
• Basic computer skills including working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and the ability to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership.
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to senior leadership.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time for business needs.

Qualifications

• Active in-scope Top Secret/SCI DoD security clearance at time of application, with eligibility/ willingness to submit to a counterintelligence polygraph if/when needed.
• Previous Unmanned Air Vehicle system test or maintenance experience is highly desired.
• MQ-4 Vehicle Test Controller or Triton BETTIE operator experience is preferred.
• Aircraft Test or Lab Test experience is highly desired.
• Experience with equipment to test and troubleshoot aircraft systems.
• Experience with loading data and configuration files to aircraft assemblies.

Skills

• Ability to interpret and trace electrical and Air Vehicle schematics.
• Ability to perform electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as but not limited to: Multimeter, Network/Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR), etc.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers 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.

Pay

The annual salary range for this position is $86,000.00 - $130,000.00. 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.

Schedule

The schedule for this position is not specified.