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Air Vehicle System Test Engineer/Test Conductor - Engineering Field Service Representative

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is seeking an Air Vehicle System Test Engineer/Test Conductor - Engineering Field Service Representative (FSR) to join our team. This position will be located at Naval Air Station Mayport, FL. This position requires 6+ months of training in Rancho Bernardo, CA and Pax River, MD. 25% domestic and OCONUS travel expected.

The FSR will be embedded with a US Navy unit and be the system subject matter expert, providing training on the system hardware and software, as well as supporting the sailors in the unit with system 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/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.

System Test Engineer/Test Conductor responsibilities include:

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

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for providing inputs to update Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETMS).
• Reviews/provides inputs during engineering development and executes Detailed Test Requirements, Acceptance Test Procedures, and Ground Test Plans.
• Installs, operates, troubleshoot, maintains, repairs, and modifies equipment, in accordance with IETMS and/or other engineering directives (TDs/ECRs/TEIs/AMRs/MAFs).
• Perform a variety of 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 flightline, or in a hangar.
• Ability to interpret and trace electrical and Air Vehicle schematics. Perform essential electrical and RF troubleshooting using equipment such as but not limited to: Multimeter, Network/Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR), etc.
• Able to perform/support review and analysis of engineering schematics, supplier design data, support of functional test requirements including acceptance, qualification, and system integration on the Air Vehicle.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal System Test Engineer- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with 5 years of relevant experience or 3 years with a Masters
• Minimum Clearance Requirement to Start: SECRET.
• Ability to obtain & retain Final Top Secret/SCI DoD security clearance at time of application, with eligibility/willingness to submit to a counterintelligence polygraph as required.
• Experience with Aircraft Ground Test Operations
• Possess the capability and readiness to travel effectively supporting customer needs, management reviews, and demonstrating leadership as a technical expert on support trips worldwide.
• Willingness and ability to successfully complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA.
• Willingness and ability to support an international, short-term, assignments in Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates, or Guam.
• Willingness and ability to relocate to a core U.S. location, if necessary, based on business needs.
• Ability to pass a new hire physical if determined necessary by Company, based on international location selected.
• Strong interpersonal skills with excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to senior leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active in-scope Top Secret/SCI DoD security clearance at time of application, with eligibility/willingness to submit to a counterintelligence polygraph if/when needed
• Previous Unmanned Air Vehicle system test or maintenance experience is highly desired. MQ-4 Vehicle Test Controller or Triton BETTIE operator experience is preferred
• Aircraft Test or Lab Test experience is highly desired
• Experience with equipment to test and troubleshoot aircraft systems
• Experience with loading data and configuration files to aircraft assemblies