Principal / Senior Principal Flight Test Engineer (FTE) AV Lead
Quick Summary
Assist in development, execution and peer review of test procedures Participate in both Formal and Non-Formal Test execution events Participate in test planning, problem report validation testing,
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Senior Principal Flight Test Engineer (FTE) Air Vehicle Lead to join the team of qualified individuals on our Test and Evaluation team. This role is located onsite in Patuxent River, MD.
This is an individual contributor role and will not have direct reports.
**This role may be filled at the Principal OR Senior Principal levels based on the qualifications listed, below**
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Assist in development, execution and peer review of test procedures
- →Participate in both Formal and Non-Formal Test execution events
- →Participate in test planning, problem report validation testing, and post testing data analysis
- →Provide support in the creation of required test artifacts
- →Lead potential moderate size test efforts and events in support of Flight Test leadership
- →Attend and participate in all Flight Test meetings
- →Experience working in high paced environments
We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Requirements
~3 min read- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience.
- Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
- Must have experience generating technical documents and working with various software/data processing tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other various programming languages
- Must have understanding of common Test Engineering test methodologies and practices
- Must be willing and able to support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules.
- Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience.
- Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
- Must have experience generating technical documents and working with various software/data processing tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, PowerPoint, and other various programming languages
- Must have understanding of common Test Engineering test methodologies and practices
- Must be willing and able to support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules.
- NAVAIR experience
- Weapons Systems level and/or Flight Test experience
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $114,000–$171,000 a year
- 10% above the $129,250 median for Qa Engineer jobs on Jobera (838 salaries).
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- November 12, 2026
- First seen
- November 12, 2026
- Last seen
- November 12, 2026
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- Trust Level
- 63%
- Scored at
- November 13, 2026
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