RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 is seeking a Principal Aeronautical Engineer.  This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program. 

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

Develop customer contractual needs and requirements into test solutions that acknowledges technical schedule and cost constraints.

Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules.

Review and evaluate test requirements for completeness of test program.

Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts, Element Test teams, System Test teams, and other stakeholders to identify test objectives, test requirements, and risks that require test to mitigate

Supporting development of instrumentation requirements for Hardware in the Loop testing.

Identify test support requirements and coordinate with Design & Integration team for budget and personnel needs

Overseeing test activities in support or requirement verification and validation.

Conduct daily briefing and approve test start for each test event.

Approve Break of Configuration on the test floor

Conduct tabletop reviews and dry run test procedures with test team prior to execution

Coordinate and conduct Technical and Safety Review Boards, and Test Readiness Reviews

Support customer Test Plan Working Groups

Prepare Test Planning Team charters

Coordinate with Quality organization for test support

Review and approve major test amendments

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k 

Educational Assistance 

Life Insurance 

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions  

Paid Time Off  

Health & Wellness Resources  

Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. 

 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors Degree in a STEM field of study; or 3 years with a Masters; or 1 years with a PhD

US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

Experience with system integration (HW and/or SW) and test principles.

Experience defining test objectives based on test requirements, VCRM, interface and/or specification documentation.

Experience with data collection/instrumentation (methods, hardware, setup, and troubleshooting).

Experience in troubleshooting anomalous hardware and software.

Experience with test documentation such as test plans, procedures, and reports (functional testing and checkout).

Experience as acting Test Conductor/Lead during test procedure execution.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

US Citizenship with an Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

Experience with Verification Cross Reference Matrices

Experience in using a requirements management tool, such as DOORS

Experience with Model-Based Engineering Tools

Experience developing and executing integrated hardware and software testing

Experience with IBM JAZZ

Works well in a team environment.

Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.