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Senior Principal Airborne Systems Operator
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Maryland-Patuxent River
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 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 . In this role, the successful candidate will conduct Mission System and Air Vehicle ground and flight tests, as a crewmember or non-crewmember, to support the System Specification verification process, Production Verification, and follow on testing. Defines plans, organizes and executes complex flight profiles and flight test events. Conducts briefings, debriefings, coordinates with maintenance personnel, engineers, and test directors to analyze and correct discrepancies. Act as engineering and data analysis liaison for Future Development Insertion for the System. Write technical reports for ground and flight test events. Attend Air Vehicle and Mission System Technical Interchange Meetings, Preliminary Design Reviews, Critical Design Reviews, and Flight Readiness Reviews. Support engineering with development of test plans, procedures, and test cards. When designated as Test Conductor, be responsible for overall conduct of test, act as engineering and data analysis liaison for test conducted, and write technical reports for ground and flight test events. May conduct demonstration flights with customers, government officials, or other personnel to exhibit aircraft performance, flying qualities and system capabilities. Key Responsibilities: • 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 de