Test Conductor/ Principal Test Conductor

Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an exciting career opportunity for a Test Conductor/ Principal Test Conductor to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in support of the Triton – MQ-4C program test activities. This position will be located at NAS (Naval Air Station) Patuxent River, MD. The Triton – MQ-4C ITT (Integrated & Test Team) is a US Navy & Northrop Grumman combined test team working together to ensure future capabilities are tested and evaluated in an efficient manner. Test Conductor responsibilities include Interfacing with NGC and customer Flight Test Engineers, Flight Test Directors, and aircraft maintenance Technicians. This position is the primary interface between maintenance, design and flight test engineering. Systems Test Engineers operate Vehicle and Payload Test Controller software during aircraft start-up/shut down for launch and recovery. In addition, they conduct static ground tests and troubleshooti