Air Vehicle System Test Conductor (Various Int'l Locations) - R10207811-3
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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.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Air Vehicle System Test Conductor- Engineering Field Service Representative (FSR) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation (T&E) organization.
This position requires 6+ months of training on a Domestic Assignment to Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA. After training is completed, it is expected that 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 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.
Test Conductor Responsibilities Include
- Interfacing with NGC and customer Flight Engineers, aircraft maintenance Technicians, US Navy service members, and Subsystem SMEs in order 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.Ability to interpret and trace electrical and Air Vehicle schematics.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
Test conductor must have 6 years of related professional / military experience OR Bachelor's degree AND 2 years of related professional / military experience OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional / military experienceWillingness and ability to successfully complete required training in Pax River, MD and Rancho Bernardo, CA.Willingness and ability to support an international assignment in Japan, Italy, United Arab Emirates, or Guam for a minimum of 24 months.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.Must have a DoD Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in CE, with the ability to obtain a Top-Secret / SCI clearance within a reasonable amount of time to meet business needsAbility to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time for business needsExperience with Aircraft Ground Test OperationsPossess the capability and readiness to travel, effectively supporting customer needs, management reviews, and demonstrating leadership as a technical expert on support trips worldwide.Must have working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and the ability to effectively communicate with various levels of leadership.Strong interpersonal skills with excellent communications skills, including the ability to brief test results to senior leadership.Preferred Qualifications
Ability to support a new and / or extended assignment at a company selected international or Guam location after the initial 24-month assignment.Active DoD Top Secret clearance that is in-scope or currently enrolled in CEPrevious Unmanned Air Vehicle system test or maintenance experience is highly desired.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.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.
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