Northrop Grumman Australia · 10 hours ago
Principal Engineer Aeronautical / Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical
United States-Florida-Melbourne
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$98K/yr - $148K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are seeking a Principal Engineer Aeronautical/Sr. Principal Engineer Aeronautical to join their Test and Evaluation organization in Melbourne, FL. The role involves developing test plans, supporting integration testing, and conducting technical analysis to ensure the effectiveness and safety of aeronautical systems.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The candidate will develop and publish Integrated Test Plans, detailed test plans, test schedules, and test procedures for developmental testing
Provide laboratory support for integration testing
Support and host test planning working groups
Interface with test article design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements
Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program
Perform technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations
Support test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel
Support test readiness reviews, and pre/post-test briefings
Provide mission control room support and makes real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness
Conduct and contributes to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution. Maintains metrics on status of testing and constraints
Serve as either a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 3 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 1 year of relevant experience
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Experience decomposing system requirements into test requirements
Experience creating, editing and executing test procedures
Basic understanding of air vehicle systems and subsystems
Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8 years of relevant experience; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 6 years of relevant experience; OR PhD in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 4 years of relevant experience
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Experience decomposing system requirements into test requirements
Experience creating, editing and executing test procedures
Basic understanding of air vehicle systems and subsystems
Preferred
Experience with lab and flight test instrumentation and data systems
Understanding of air vehicle systems architectures
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase