Principal Test Engineer
Location: United States-Florida-Jacksonville
Time Type: Full time
Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription
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 Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer- Engineering Field Service Representative (FSR) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the Test & Evaluation organization. This role is located in Naval Air Station Mayport, FL.
This position requires 6+ months of training on a Domestic Assignment to Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA to be completed prior to employment in
Naval Air Station Mayport, FL. 25% Domestic and OCONUS travel expected to support business needs.
The FSR will be embedded with a US Navy unit and be the system subject matter expert, providing training on the system hardware and software, as well as supporting the sailors in the unit with system operations, troubleshooting, and routine maintenance. The Navy’s intent is for sailors to be the primary operators and maintainers of the system, with the FSR providing training/assistance as needed to keep the system fully mission capable. The FSR will have reach-back/liaison support from Northrop Grumman Responsible Engineering/Development/Test Engineering teams.
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Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Interfacing with NGC and customer Flight Engineers, aircraft maintenance Technicians, US Navy service members, and Subsystem SMEs to sustain operations.
Primary interface between maintenance, design and flight test engineering.
Vehicle and Payload Test Controller (VTC/PTC) operations during aircraft start-up/shut down for launch and recovery, conduct static ground tests, and troubleshooting.
25% Domestic and OCONUS travel expected
Essential Functions:
Responsible for providing inputs to update Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS).
Reviews/provides inputs during engineering development and executes Detailed Test Requirements, Acceptance Test Procedures, and Ground Test Plans.
Installs, operates, troubleshoot, maintains, repairs, and modifies equipment, in accordance with IETMS and/or other engineering directives (TDs/ECRs/TEIs/AMRs/MAFs).
Perform a variety of Organizational / Depot-level maintenance and technical support on products such as equipment, integrated systems and subsystems, and software at customer and/or field locations.
Develop general knowledge of all aircraft systems, VTC/PTC, Engineering Design and software. Perform field integration, troubleshooting, and repair of air vehicle systems at the customer location including operations on a flightline, or in a hangar.
Ability to interpret and trace electrical and Air Vehicle schematics. Perform essential electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as but not limited to: Multimeter, Network/Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR), etc.
Able to perform/support review and analysis of engineering schematics, supplier design data, support of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration on the Air Vehicle.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of relevant experience or 3 years with a Masters in a STEM field.
Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in CE, with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret/SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time to meet business needs
Experience with Aircraft Ground Test Operations
Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA
Possess the capability and readiness to travel effectively supporting customer needs, management reviews, and demonstrating leadership as a technical expert on support trips worldwide.
Willingness and ability to support 25% domestic and OCONUS travel to Japan, United Arab Emirates, or Guam.
Ability to pass a new hire physical if determined necessary by Company, based on international travel selected.
Must have working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and the ability to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership.
Strong interpersonal skills with excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to senior leadership.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time for business needs
Preferred Qualifications:
Active in-scope Top Secret/SCI DoD security clearance at time of application, with eligibility/ willingness to submit to a counterintelligence polygraph if/when needed
Previous Unmanned Air Vehicle system test or maintenance experience is highly desired. MQ-4 Vehicle Test Controller or Triton BETTIE operator experience is preferred
Aircraft Test or Lab Test experience is highly desired
Experience with equipment to test and troubleshoot aircraft systems
Experience with loading data and configuration files to aircraft assemblies
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