Principal Flight Test Engineer (AHT)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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 Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Flight Test Engineer to lead systemlevel flight testing and verification for the AARGMER missile development program. The role will involve developing and maintaining flighttest plans, procedures, and reports with minimal supervision, as well as authoring comprehensive test reports that document flighttest results and certification status. The candidate will work within a crossfunctional team to coordinate flighttest activities, flightrange logistics, and dataanalysis efforts among program stakeholders. Travel to test ranges and launch sites will be required to support the AARGMER flighttest campaign. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grummans Test and Evaluation Engineering department, Advanced Weapons division. This position is 100% onsite at our Northridge, CA facility; remote or hybrid work is not available. Active Secret clearance required to start. Job Responsibilities Develop executable flighttest plans that address technical specification verification, safety requirements, and rangeclearance constraints. Work with internal and external customers to define instrumentation, telemetry, datacapture, and postflight analysis requirements. Coordinate flightrange scheduling, launch vehicle integration, and support personnel to ensure safe and efficient test execution. Conduct preflight briefings, postflight debriefs, and realtime flighttest monitoring, including anomaly detection and mitigation. Perform flightdata collection, reduction, and dissemination to verificationrequirement stakeholders. Author and publish flighttest reports, data summaries, and certification packages that trace results back to program requirements. Operate and troubleshoot flighttest equipment such as telemetry receivers, highspeed data loggers, RF spectrum analyzers, and signal generators. Demonstrate expertise with dataanalysis tools such as MATLAB, LabVIEW, Excel, and scripting languages for rapid postflight processing. Prepare briefings (Word, PowerPoint) for senior leadership, customer representatives, and technical review panels. Continuously improve flighttest processes, incorporate lessons learned, and implement bestpractice procedures. Participate in and/or lead Technical Review Boards (TRRs), Flight Review Boards (FRRs), and other technical reviews related to flight testing. Basic Qualifications Level3 Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline+5+years of relevant experience, or a Masters degree in a STEM discipline+3+years of experience. Handson experience with flighttest instrumentation (telemetry, highspeed data acquisition, RF test equipment, DMMs, signal generators). Proven flighttest engineering experience, including test planning, execution, and data analysis for missile or aerospace systems. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Active Secret clearance. Preferred Qualifications Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to present technical approaches, flighttest results, and risk assessments clearly to diverse audiences. Experience designing, developing, and implementing flighttest methods, faultinjection techniques, and specialized test equipment. Ability to work independently with minimal direction and to lead larger flighttest efforts. Strong track record in writing flighttest plans, procedures, and detailed postflight reports. Knowledge of environmentalstressscreening (ESS) and reliabilitycentered testing procedures for missile systems. Demonstrated troubleshooting expertise in rootcausecorrectiveaction (RCCA) analysis of flighttest anomalies. #LI-MA. Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00 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. Existing Applicants: Need to update your contact information or email address? 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