Staff Engineer Systems Test-Active Secret Clearance Required

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time ## Description 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening a Staff System Test Engineer (STE)/ Flight Test Engineer (FTE) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals under the RQ-4 TRMC Test Integrated Product Team (IPT). This position will be on site and located in Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position will require 20% domestic travel to other site locations to support the business as needed. The ideal candidate should be detail oriented, has the ability to focus on first time quality, engineering rigor, and safe and effective testing. The selected candidate will perform a variety of duties in supporting test and integration. Essential Functions: * Developing and maintaining flight test support materials and mission flight test profiles * Developing and publishing test plans, flight test cards, test schedules and test procedures for air vehicle testing * Leading test readiness reviews * Developing and publishing test reports post ground and flight test events * Coordinating with other organizations to ensure safe and effective execution of ground and flight test activities * Construct, troubleshoot, calibrate, adjust, test, and maintain equipment, components, devices, or systems. * Work from engineering drawings and written or verbal instructions * Develop and execute System level test procedures * Operate related equipment; conduct tests and report data in prescribed format * Perform calibration and alignment checks; make adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed. * Prepare prescribed compounds and solutions * Interface and present test integration and test execution results to program and test leadership at Pre and Post Test Reviews * Work independently on assigned tasks to meet deadlines on one or more test programs * Flexibility to support weekends, multiple shifts, and off hours on site * Willingness to travel up to 20% in support of ground and flight test events We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Basic Qualifications: * Must have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline with 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 10 years of related engineering experience, OR a PhD in STEM with 8 years of related engineering experience * Flight Test experience: ground and flight operations, (Knowledge of test plan and test cards) * Experience writing test reports * Experience leading test events (ex. test conductor, test director) * Experience testing Hardware * Must have an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation * Must have...