Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer ( Int'l Locations - R10207821-6

Sr. Principal Air Vehicle System Test Engineer (Various Int'l Locations) – R-6

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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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Air Vehicle System Test Engineer – Engineering Field Service Representative (FSR) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation (T&E) organization.

This position requires over 6 months of training on a Domestic Assignment to Pax River, MD, and Rancho Bernardo, CA
. Upon completion, the candidate will be available to deploy to Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates, or Guam for a minimum of 24 months, based on current business needs. The international location will be selected by Northrop Grumman after training and will be based on timing and available location(s). Deployment benefits will be communicated once a location is selected. If no immediate international or Guam deployment location is available, the candidate may be relocated to one of our core U.S. locations for the interim.

The FSR will be embedded with a U.S. Navy unit and serve as the system subject matter expert, providing training on system hardware and software, and supporting the sailors in the unit with operations, troubleshooting, and routine maintenance. The Navy’s intent is for sailors to be the primary operators and maintainers of the system, with the FSR providing training and assistance as needed to keep the system fully mission‑capable.

The FSR will have reach‑back/liaison support from Northrop Grumman Responsible Engineering/Development/Test Engineering teams.

• Interfacing with NGC and customer Flight Engineers, aircraft maintenance Technicians, U.S. Navy service members, and Subsystem SMEs to sustain operations.
• Primary interface between maintenance, design, and flight test engineering.
• Operate Vehicle and Payload Test Controller (VTC/PTC) operations during aircraft start‑up/shut‑down for launch and recovery; conduct static ground tests and troubleshooting.

• Provide inputs to update Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS).
• Review and provide input during engineering development; execute Detailed Test Requirements, Acceptance Test Procedures, and Ground Test Plans.
• Install, operate, troubleshoot, maintain, repair, and modify equipment in accordance with IETMS and other engineering directives.
• Perform 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.
• Interpret and trace electrical and air vehicle schematics; perform essential electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as multimeter, network/spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, Time‑Domain Reflectometer, etc.
• Perform/support review and analysis of engineering schematics, supplier design data, and support of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration on the air vehicle.

• Bachelor of Science…