Engineer Aeronautical - System Test
Northrop Grumman
- Location
- United States-Florida-Melbourne
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Mid
- Salary
- $79.3k – $118.9k/yr
- Posted
- Sep 10, 2026
Skills
About this role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 has an opening for an Engineer Aeronautical - System Test to join our team of qualified individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL In this role, the successful candidate will provide support for all system test activities, to include test planning, creation of required test procedures, post test data analysis, creation of problem reports, and reporting on test results. Candidate shall display professionalism, leadership, have a strong work ethic, work well with others, and be able to function as member of the System Test Team.
Key Responsibilities
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 used for official PCM and SRM releases to our customer Attend and participate in all related System Test meetings Support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules. We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, 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.
Basic Qualifications
Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 0 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 0 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 an understanding of common Test Engineering test methodologies and practices Must have experience Developing System Test Procedures from System Level Requirements Must have the ability and willingness to support multiple shifts and odd hours to accommodate testing efforts and lab schedules.
Preferred Qualifications
Master of Science and/or PhD Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline Software test automation experience Current, active Top Secret Clearance Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $118,900.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number