RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 is seeking an Associate Engineer Aeronautical / Engineer Aeronautical.  This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll 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

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: 
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 
• 401k 
• Educational Assistance 
• Life Insurance 
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions  
• Paid Time Off  
• Health & Wellness Resources  
• Employee Discounts 

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

Associate Engineer Aeronautical:

0 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors Degree; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Engineer Aeronautical:

2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors Degree; 0 years with a Masters; 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Required for both levels:

US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

Knowledge of system integration and test principles and processes

Experience supporting the development, plan, and execution of test plans and reporting

Basic Knowledge of systems engineering principles including requirement decomposition and allocation of requirements

Collaborate with multiple engineering teams to define test objectives and requirements for test activities in a hardware in the loop lab.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

US Citizenship with an Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

Understanding of Model Based System Engineering principles, working experience with CAMEO

Knowledge/experience with AF Test Directive 99-103

Experience with ICBMs (MM, PK, Small Missile) or DOD programs

Knowledge/Experience with IBM DOORS database

Support the generation of test procedures and test readiness reviews (TRRs)

Strong background of test instrumentation

Creation of test Concept of Operations (ConOps) flows that maximizes the utility of test resources while meeting schedule and technical requirements and/or constraints

Generate and support test data decomposition and test reports to other IPTs

Assist in consolidating and processing of final test data for requirements verification/model validation sign-off

Strong understanding of entire product lifecycle, modeling and engineering best practices

#Sentinelintandtest

Salary Range: $63,900.00 - $95,900.00Salary Range 2: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.