Northrop Grumman - Edwards Air Force Base, CA
posted 5 months ago
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 for a Staff Flight Test Systems Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. The position will be in Edwards AFB. The candidate will develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, detailed test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for developmental testing. They will provide laboratory support for integration testing and support and host test planning working groups. The engineer will interface with test article design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements, review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of the test program, and perform technical analysis of complete systems while preparing comprehensive system-level evaluations. The role also involves supporting test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel, supporting test readiness reviews, and pre/post-test briefings. The engineer will provide mission control room support and make real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. They will conduct and contribute to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution, maintaining metrics on the status of testing and constraints. This position requires outstanding written and oral communications skills, as the individual will serve as either a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer. The candidate must be able to work under general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions, work both within a team environment and independently, be self-motivated, thorough, and detailed, and be willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Integrated Analysis & Data System (IADS) is required. Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required.