Senior Principal Airborne Systems Operator

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 50% of the Time

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 Senior Principal Airborne Systems Operator to join the team of qualified individuals on our Test and Evaluation organization. This role is located onsite in Patuxent River, MD.

• Directly support the E-2D ITT at VX-20 including future air vehicle development programs, Mission System Software upgrade development testing, and future mission systems development programs.
• Conduct E-2D Mission System and Air Vehicle ground and flight tests, as aircrew, to support Weapon System Specification verification process and Mission Based Testing for developmental flight test and act as engineering and data analysis liaison for Future Development Insertion for the E-2D Weapons System.
• Participate in Air Vehicle and Mission System Technical Interchange Meetings, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews.
• Write ground and flight test plans, procedures, training for other aircrew, and update NATOPS procedures when applicable.
• Brief other test aircrew and the fleet on new hardware and software capabilities.
• When designated as Test Conductor, be responsible for overall conduct of test and provide technical feedback to engineering in support of potential software and/or hardware modifications.
• Author and review potential Problem Reports and Discrepancy Reports.
• Candidate shall display professionalism, leadership, have a strong work ethic, work well with others, and be able to function as member of the E-2D ITT.
• Some travel will be required, to include detachments lasting several weeks.
• Provide oversight for development of test plans / test cards to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Assist Systems Engineering in development of Weapon System Specification.
• Work with the Software integration Lab (SIL) to determine WSS compliance.
• Write Discrepancy Reports on new software and hardware functionality and work with engineering to determine potential corrections.
• Based on new system capability, write NATOPS changes and brief other aircrew on new system requirements and functionality.
• Work alongside Navy Test aircrew to ground and flight test new system hardware and software.
• Write post-flight summaries and debrief engineers on success of flight and test points conducted as defined in the test plan.
• Lead pre-flight briefs to efficiently coordinate complex testing with large team of aircrew and engineers.
• Lead post-flight debriefs to collect relevant test data and ensure lessons learned are captured for future testing.
• Coordinate group training events to encourage continued learning within the test team.
• Mentor other aircrew and Flight Test Engineers.
• Incorporate “lessons learned” and process improvements to maintain / improve safety and efficiency within the team.

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