Staff Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate lab, ground and flight integration and developmental testing for NGAS.
• Ensure engineering tests serve developmental objectives and mechanisms are in place to execute the tests.
• Review status of test requirements, manage schedules, prepare test plans and test reports.
• Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans.
• Cook coordination ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing, frequent interaction with Engineering in Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Palmdale, ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met.
• Provide program leadership with test site employee staffing forecasts and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Test Statement of Work.
• Excell communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 12 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 10 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 8 years of relevant Ground and Flight test military / professional experience.
• Must have experience leading flight test programs.
• Must have experience with program risk, opportunity and issue management processes.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret or higher clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must have the ability to travel up to 25% of your time.

Qualifications

• An additional 2 years experience to those listed in the basic qualifications.
• Experience leading a Test team in a dynamic work environment.
• 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.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience leading test engineering personnel.
• Capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

• 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.