Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Test & Evaluation Engineer to join the team of qualified individuals on our Test and Evaluation team. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL.

In this role, the successful candidate will support a research area associated with our key lab environment within the Research & Advanced Design (RAD) organization.

The program technologies include 5G/NextG communications, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and future wireless technologies in support of tactical applications for the warfighter. Responsibilities will include integrating, deploying, maintaining, troubleshooting, and enhancing 5G systems, Azure and AWS cloud architecture, and the associated infrastructure for advanced research and design. The role requires hands‑on technical experience and a can‑do attitude towards environment automation, management, and continuous improvements.

You will be expected to take ownership of hard problems and drive toward a solution, while working in a multi‑discipline team environment. You will develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardised applications, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. A solid experience in scripting (Python) in a Linux and Windows OS environment is required.

• Integrating, deploying, and enhancing 5G systems based on the O‑RAN standard.
• Designing and deploying microservices architectures on Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments.
• Ability to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems.
• Providing technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with programme objectives.
• Developing test and integration software from all phases of the software lifecycle.
• Meeting milestones and deadlines by providing best‑in‑class solutions.
• Adhering to and following roadmaps, plans, and schedules.
• Working closely with the software lead and following their guidance.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self‑motivated, proactive, and goal‑oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Must have experience on virtualization on different platforms and/or containerisation.
• Must have experience working with on‑premise and cloud infrastructure.
• Must be able to lift up to 75 lbs for…