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Northrop Grumman · 18 hours ago

Principal / Sr Engineer Systems Test

San Diego, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$104K/yr - $155K/yr

5+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a highly motivated individual to join their Test Integrated Product Team as a Principal or Sr Principal System Test Engineer. The role involves planning and executing test activities to evaluate and certify hardware and software for ground and flight release, while ensuring compliance with company and program requirements.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive process rigor, ensure compliance to meet company, program, and security requirements

Drive technical and process rigor for lab configuration

Continually seek to improve lab integration & test engineering rigor and efficiency

Develop and execute System Level 3 Test Procedures to verify system requirements, and validate the System Under Test (SUT)

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

Qualification

System Level Test ProceduresTest PlanningExecutionAgile Test MethodologyLab Operations SupportGroundFlight OperationsCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationProblem Solving

Required

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience

Must have an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance, or higher, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation

Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Program Access clearance

Must have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline with 9 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 7 years of related engineering experience, OR a PhD in STEM with 4 years of related engineering experience

Must have an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret Clearance, or higher, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation

Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Program Access clearance