Test Conductor / Principal Test Conductor

• Global Hawk Lab Test Director

About the Role

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 Test Conductor / Principal Test Conductor
• Global Hawk Lab Test Director to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation Organization. This role is located in San Diego, CA.

In this role, you will oversee the operational aspects of engineering tests and serves as and is responsible for managing the design, development, and implementation of new lab capabilities, in addition to the planning, operations and maintenance of the Global Hawk Lab. The position requires technical knowledge of various systems, design, development, implementation, and testing with a strong foundation in laboratory integration and test. The selected candidate must act with speed, guide others in producing quality work, be self-motivated, and have the ability to communicate complex technical issues and solutions. A successful track record of program performance, and test experience is required.

Key Responsibilities

• Driving process rigor, ensure compliance to meet company, program, and security requirements
• Driving technical and process rigor for lab configuration
• Tracking leading indicator technical metrics to detect and prevent issues
• Ensure lab assets meet test requirements for formal testing
• Continually coordinate lab status and issues and solutions with the IPT and across IPTs
• Continually seek to improve lab integration & test engineering rigor and efficiency
• Ensure CRs are properly reviewed for Lab cost & schedule impacts
• Support proposal activities

Basic Qualifications

• Test Conductor must have 6 years of qualifiable, related professional/military experience OR an Associate of Science degree AND 4 years of qualifiable, related professional/military experience OR Bachelor's degree / military experience AND 2 years of qualifiable, related professional/military experience OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional / military experience.
• Principal Test Conductor must have 8 years of qualifiable, related professional/military experience OR an Associate of Science degree AND 6 years of qualifiable, related professional/military experience OR Bachelor's degree AND 4 years of related professional / military experience OR a Master's degree AND 2 years of related professional / military experience.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Must be flexible, and able to support weekends, multiple shifts, and off hours as dictated by program test activities
• Excellent communication skills required, must work well in a team environment, and must work independently to solve a variety of complex problems

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance
• Experience in lab integration and test activities
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
• Proposal development
• UAS Lab specific System Test experience
• MES experience, and management / disposition of customer materials for test
• Previous experience working directly with customers and suppliers
• Proven leadership skills

Benefits

• 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off
• Phenomenal learning opportunities
• Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
• Friendly team environment
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results
• Long Term Incentives (for Vice President or Director positions)

Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

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.

Additional Information

• Clearance Type: Secret
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
• Relocation Assistance: No relocation assistance available
• Application Timeline: 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.
• U.S. Citizenship Required: U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Equal Opportunity

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.