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Test Engineer / Principal Test Engineer - 19822
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Utah-Roy
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Defense Systems is seeking a Test Engineer / Principal Test Engineer for the AVE-IATC (TP&E) team. This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel Program . What You Will Get To Do: • Develop customer contractual needs and requirements into test solutions that acknowledges technical schedule and cost constraints. • Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules. • Review and evaluate test requirements for completeness of test program. • Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts, Element Test teams, System Test teams, and other stakeholders to identify test objectives, test requirements, and risks that require test to mitigate. • Supporting development of instrumentation requirements for Hardware in the Loop testing. • Identify test support requirements and coordinate with Design & Integration team for budget and personnel needs. • Overseeing test activities in support or requirement verification and validation. • Conduct daily briefing and approve test start for each test event. • Approve Break of Configuration on the test floor. • Conduct tabletop reviews and dry run test procedures with test team prior to execution. • Coordinate and conduct Technical and Safety Review Boards, and Test Readiness Reviews. • Support customer Test Plan Working Groups. • Prepare Test Planning Team charters. Coordinate with Quality organization for test support. • Review and approve major test amendments. • Utilize excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management. • Working well in a team environment, collaborate with multiple engineering teams to define test objectives and requirements for test activities in a hardware in the loop lab. Basic Qualifications: • Test Engineer T02 Level: 2 Years with Bachelors in Science; 0 Years with Masters • Principal Test Engineer T03 Level: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD For Both: • Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, or current and within scope ( obtain and maintain SAP approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business need. • Software and/or Hardware testing experience • Working knowledge of system integration (HW and SW) • Experience supporting the development, plan, and execution of test plans and reporting • Familiarity with test instrumentation Preferred Qualifications: • Knowledge/experience with AF Test Directive 99-103 • Experience with ICBMs (MM, PK, Small Missile) or DOD programs • Knowledge/Experience with IBM DOORS database • Experience with the generation of test procedures and test readiness reviews (TRRs) • E