Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer ( Int'l Locations - R102078218

Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer (Various Int'l Locations) – R

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Air Vehicle System Test Engineer – Engineering Field Service Representative (FSR) to join its Test and Evaluation (T&E) organization.

Over 6+ months of training at Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA will be required. After training, the candidate is expected to deploy to Japan
, Italy
, United Arab Emirates
, or Guam for a minimum of 24 months, based on business needs. If no immediate deployment location is available, the candidate may be relocated to a core U.S. location.

FSR will be embedded with a US Navy unit as the system subject matter expert, providing training on system hardware and software and supporting sailors in operations, troubleshooting and maintenance. The FSR will also receive reach‑back/liaison support from Northrop Grumman engineering teams.

• Interfacing with NGC and customer Flight Engineers, aircraft maintenance Technicians, US Navy service members, and Subsystem SMEs in order 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 troubleshoot.

• 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, troubleshoots, 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 flight line, 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:
  Multi‑meter, 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.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Science, Technical, Engineering or Math (STEM)
• A minimum of 8 years of engineering experience with a BS Degree, 6 years engineering experience with a MS degree in STEM Field, or 4 years with a PhD in STEM Field
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA.
• Willingness and ability to support an international assignment in Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates, or Guam for a minimum of 24 months. The location will be selected by the Company and the selection will be based solely on business needs.
• Willingness and ability to relocate to a core U.S. location, if necessary, based on business needs.
• Ability to pass a new hire physical if determined necessary by Company, based on international location selected.
• 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.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time for business needs.
• Experience with aircraft ground test operations.
• Possess the capability and readiness to travel effectively supporting customer needs, management reviews, and demonstrating leadership as a technical expert on support trips worldwide.
• 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…