United States-California-Palmdale, United States
$105-195k
Full Time
5 months ago
Job description
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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.This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer in the Test and Evaluation Organization. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA.
Duties include planning and managing work priorities and deadlines, overseeing adherence to company/government policies and procedures, and ensuring that quality and safety standards are met. This position is also responsible for managing technical risk, cost and reporting regularly to Flight Test leadership team on performance. Daily responsibilities include supporting ground segment configuration, documentation, and scheduling to specific requirements. Additional responsibilities include supporting annual procedure updates and audits to meet customer instructions. This engineer will have professional interaction with all levels of company leadership, as well as customers, concerning operations, scheduling, and specific phases of the test program. Some travel may be required to support specific programs, ground operations, or special tests. This position is on 1st shift but will occasionally support 2nd shift or 3/10 shift as necessary.
Job Responsibilities:
Ensuring ground segments serve mission objectives and mechanisms are in place to execute the tests.
Oversees the operational aspects of engineering tests and serves as liaison to program, engineering and line management.
Coordinate system checkout, maintenance, troubleshooting, technical engineering support, and anomaly resolution with system safety and quality to maintain the operational specifications of the subsystem.
Reviews status of test requirements, manages schedules, and prepares reports.
Selects and supervises system admins and subcontractor engineers during test.
Assesses anomalies and develops resolutions to documented procedures in conjunction with Test and Quality Engineering.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Level (T3) are:
Bachelor’s degree with a science, technical, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline, and a minimum of 5 years systems engineering experience. Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree and a minimum of 3 years of systems engineering experience. Ph.D with 0 years of engineering experience.
Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Experience creating, editing and executing test procedures.
Basic Qualifications for a SR Principal Level (T4) are:
Bachelor’s degree with a science, technical, engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline, and a minimum of 9 years systems engineering experience. Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM related degree and a minimum of 7 years of systems engineering experience. Ph.D with 4 years of engineering experience.
Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Experience creating, editing and executing test procedures.
Preferred Qualifications:
Active in-scope Top Secret (reviewed in the last 6 years)
Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems, develop solutions, and make decisions that impact the organization’s credibility, operations, and services.
Documented ability to interpret numerical data for reporting purposes and prepare and analyze data and figures.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate in a team environment.
Experience working with electronic systems.
Experience integrating systems in flight test lab.
Experience creating, editing, and executing test procedures.
Experience in Software Test.
Experience in Flight/Ground Test or Lab Test.
Experience in Flight Test or Lab Test and integrating systems.
Willing to work 2nd shift.
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