Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer ( Int'l Locations - R102078215

Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer (Various International Locations)

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Company: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Air Vehicle System Test Engineer – Engineering Field Service Representative (FSR) to join our Test and Evaluation (T&E) organization. The role includes 6 + months of training on a domestic assignment in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA, followed by deployment to one of several international sites (Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Guam) for a minimum of 24 months.

Relocation Assistance: None
Clearance: Secret (must maintain or obtain Top‑Secret/SCI)
Travel: 100 % of the time

• Interface with NGC and customer flight engineers, aircraft maintenance technicians, US Navy service members, and subsystem SMEs to sustain operations.
• Act as primary interface between maintenance, design, and flight test engineering.
• Operate Vehicle and Payload Test Controller (VTC/PTC) during aircraft start‑up/shutdown, launch and recovery; conduct static ground tests and troubleshooting.
• Provide inputs to update Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS).
• Review and provide input during engineering development; execute detailed test requirements, acceptance test procedures, and ground test plans.
• Install, operate, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and modify equipment in accordance with IETMS and other engineering directives.
• Perform organizational/depot‑level maintenance and technical support on equipment, integrated systems, subsystems, and software at customer or field locations.
• Field integration, troubleshooting, and repair of air vehicle systems, including operations on a flight line or in a hangar.
• Interpret and trace electrical and air vehicle schematics; perform electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as multimeter, network/Spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, TDR, etc.
• Review and analyze engineering schematics, supplier design data, support functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration on the air vehicle.

• Bachelor of Science in STEM, or equivalent; 8+ years of engineering experience (4+ with PhD, 6+ with MS).
• Willingness to complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA.
• Willingness to support international deployment (Japan, Italy, UAE, Guam) for 24 months.
• Willingness to relocate to a core U.S. location if needed.
• Ability to pass new‑hire physical as required.
• Active DoD Secret clearance; ability to obtain Top‑Secret/SCI within reasonable time.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR).
• Experience with aircraft ground test operations.
• Readiness to travel worldwide for customer support and leadership trips.
• Working knowledge of MS Office and strong communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership communication skills, including briefing senior leadership.

• Support for extended assignment beyond initial 24 months.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance or current enrollment in CE.
• Unmanned Air Vehicle system test or maintenance experience (MQ‑4, Triton BETTIE).
• Aircraft test or lab test experience.
• Experience using equipment to test/troubleshoot aircraft systems.
• Experience loading data and configuration files to aircraft assemblies.

Salary Range: $ – $ (primary level). Salary determined by scope, responsibilities, experience and market.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, long‑term incentives, health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, and paid time off.

Application period: estimated 20 days from posting date; may vary.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Mid‑Senior Level

Full‑time