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Senior Principal Systems Test Lead

Northrop Grumman · San Diego, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteEngineering$129k–$194k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We need to parse the job posting. First, identify sections: - About the role: description paragraph(s) about role, location, etc. The posting includes description paragraphs: "At Northrop Grumman..." etc. Also "Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Senior Principal Systems Test Lead..." etc. That's about the role. - Responsibilities: bullet list under "Job Responsibilities". The posting includes a list: "Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans.Coordinate with ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing.Frequent interaction with Engineering at Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Mojave, and ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met.Provide program leadership for test site employees and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Test Statement of Work.Excellent communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.May be required to support extended shifts, occasional weekends, and holidays as required to maintain program schedule." These are sentences separated by periods but not bullet list. We need to treat them as list items. We'll split each sentence into
  • . Ensure we preserve all info. - Requirements: maybe "Basic Qualifications". That's a list of qualifications: Bachelors degree... OR Master's... OR Ph.D... Also relevant experience includes background in System Test experience, lab, ground/flight test. Prior experience leading projects or teams. Demonstrated understanding of program risk, opportunity and issue management process. Ability to work flexible changing shifts based on the business need. Must have ability to obtain and maintain US Government clearance and SAP within reasonable time. We can treat these as list items. - Qualifications: maybe "Preferred Qualifications". That's a list: Excellent organizational and written communication skills, as well as project management planning and presentation skills. Proficient with MS Project, Excel, Power Point, Word. Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships. Experience with Jira and Confluence tools. Prior CAM and Earned Value Management experience. Experience working with International customers. - Skills: maybe we can combine some? But we have separate sections for Skills. The posting doesn't have a separate "Skills" heading; but we could extract skills from responsibilities/qualifications. However rule: include a section ONLY when posting has real, specific content for it. There's no explicit Skills section; but we could still create a Skills section if we have content like "Excellent communication skills", "Proficient with MS Project", etc. However those are already in Preferred Qualifications. Might be better to not create Skills if not explicitly present. But we could still create a Skills section with items like "Excellent communication skills", "Experience leading test engineering personnel", "Ability to work in matrix environment", "Proficient with MS Project, Excel, Power Point, Word", "Experience with Jira and Confluence", etc. However the rule says: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So maybe we combine Skills into Qualifications or Preferred Qualifications. But we have both Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications; we could map Basic Qualifications to Requirements, Preferred Qualifications to Qualifications. Then Skills maybe not needed. - Benefits: The posting includes "We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment." Also later: "We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, and a great 401K matching program." Also "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." So we have benefits content. - Pay: The posting includes "Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00". Also mentions overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. So we have pay content. - Schedule: The posting includes "We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off". Also "May be required to support extended shifts, occasional weekends, and holidays as required to maintain program schedule." Also "Ability to work flexible changing shifts based on the business need." So schedule content exists. Thus we can include sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (Basic Qualifications), Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications), Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly Skills not needed. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, application instructions, cookie/navigation/legal. Also remove "The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days..." etc. Also remove "U.S. Citizenship is required..." maybe that's not boilerplate but it's a requirement; but it's about clearance. Could be part of Requirements. However it's about citizenship requirement for clearance; we could keep as part of Requirements. But it's near the end; we can include. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Now produce HTML fragment: use

    for section headings. Use
    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

      for prose. We need to decide which content is prose vs list. About the role: multiple paragraphs; we can wrap each paragraph in

      . Could combine into one

      but better to split logically. Responsibilities: list items. Requirements: list items (Basic Qualifications). Could also include citizenship requirement as list item. Qualifications: list items (Preferred Qualifications). Benefits: list items (benefits). Could be list. Pay: maybe prose? Could be list? The salary range is a statement; we can put in

      . Also mention overtime etc. Could be list but we can keep as

      . Schedule: list items? Could be prose. We'll make

      with schedule details. Now extract exact sentences. Let's copy relevant text. About the role: Paragraph 1: "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." Paragraph 2: "Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible. Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong." Paragraph 3: "Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Senior Principal Systems Test Lead to join the team of qualified individuals on our Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP) Organization. This role is located onsite in primarily in Rancho Bernardo, CA and will require support for ground and flight tests in Mojave, Ca. The Vanquish Program requires a Test Engineer to fill the role of the program Test Lead responsible for all facets of the Vanquish test program, including lab and flight test staffing, planning, execution and reporting. This position requires a highly motivated and self-starting individual with relevant test operations experience, who will be willing to support Vanquish test activities in the System Integration Lab (SIL).The Vanquish Test Lead will orchestrate lab, ground and flight integration and developmental testing for NGAS. The lead is responsible for ensuring engineering tests serve mission objectives and mechanisms are in place to execute the tests. The lead reviews status of test requirements, manages schedules, and prepares reports." That's about the role. Now Responsibilities: The bullet list after "Job Responsibilities". The text: "Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans.Coordinate with ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing.Frequent interaction with Engineering at Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Mojave, and ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met.Provide program leadership for test site employees and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Test Statement of Work.Excellent communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.May be required to support extended shifts, occasional weekends, and holidays as required to maintain program schedule." We need to split into separate items. Each sentence ends with a period but there is no space after period before next sentence? Actually they are concatenated without spaces. We'll split by periods and trim. Sentences: 1. Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans 2. Coordinate with ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing 3. Frequent interaction with Engineering at Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Mojave, and ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met 4. Provide program leadership for test site employees and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Test Statement of Work 5. Excellent communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance 6. May be required to support extended shifts, occasional weekends, and holidays as required to maintain program schedule We'll keep each as

    • . Now Requirements (Basic Qualifications): Text: "Bachelors degree in Science in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline with 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master's degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience Relevant experience to include a background in System Test experience, lab, ground/flight test.Prior experience leading projects or teams.Demonstrated understanding of program risk, opportunity and issue management processAbility to work flexible changing shifts based on the business need.Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs." We need to split into list items. There's no punctuation between some. We'll parse. First part: "Bachelors degree in Science in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline with 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master's degree AND 6 years of related professional/military experience OR a Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience" That's one item (though it's OR options). We'll keep as one sentence. Next: "Relevant experience to include a background in System Test experience, lab, ground/flight test." Next: "Prior experience leading projects or teams." Next: "Demonstrated understanding of program risk, opportunity and issue management process" Next: "

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