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Principal Flight Test Engineer – Mission Planner
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Palmdale, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $91200 – $136800 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technical, Engineering or Math (STEM)
- A minimum of 5 years experience or 3 years with a Masters in STEM that includes military/professional experience with a background in Navigator/Mission Planner/support to flying operations, flight test, and/or flight training
- Demonstrated experience with mission planning, execution, and debriefing
- Requires ability to work any shift
- Must have an active DoD Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into continuous evaluation)
- Must have ability to obtain and maintain Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Responsibilities
- Provide pre/post mission support planning and documentation, training plans for mission planning, supporting formal meetings to support appropriate decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness
- Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness/feasibility and adequacy of test program
- Provide laboratory support for integration testing
- Interface with test article/software design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements
- Support test card development and review in collaboration with various engineering disciplines and test operations personnel
- Support test readiness reviews, and pre/post-test briefings
- Support test planning working groups as needed
- Conduct and contribute to pre and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution. Maintains metrics on status of testing and constraints
- Must be willing to work extended shifts and odd hours to support flight test execution objectives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as a US Air Force Pilot/Navigator/Mission Planner, US Navy or USMC Naval Flight Officer (NFO), or equivalent (Intelligence support to flight operations considered)
- Experience with mission planning tools (i.e., JMPS, PFPS, AFMSS)
- Experience with mission planning development/testing during a new aircraft developmental test program
- Experience with Proprietary mission planning tools exclusive to the test articles
- Active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance
- Familiarity with SCI and SAP security procedures
- Masters degree in a STEM discipline
- Relevant FAA rating(s)
