Manager Test Pilot Engineering 2

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 is seeking a highly qualified Manager Test Pilot Engineering 2  to lead the Flight Test team on a program at Edwards AFB, CA. 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, but they’re also making history. The role is required to: Lead a team of test pilots, flight test engineers, and flight support personnel executing ground and flight test activities in accordance with sector and company test and evaluation processes (e.g., configuration control, safety reviews, discrepancy reporting, and formal test reporting). Ensure safe, disciplined, and compliant execution of developmental and operational test events in alignment with airworthiness, range, and customer requirements. Coordinate test plans, hazard analyses, and risk mitigations with Program Management, Systems Engineering, Flight Test, Safety, Airworthiness, and Configuration/Data Management. Provide technical leadership in evaluating aircraft/vehicle performance, handling qualities, and system behavior; synthesize pilot feedback and test data into clear recommendations for design improvements and risk reduction. Own schedule and resource planning for test pilot engineering work scope, including crew assignment, training currency, simulator/aircraft availability, and integration of external resources as required. Represent the test pilot engineering function in design reviews, safety reviews, customer technical interchange meetings, and formal test readiness reviews. Drive continuous improvement in test conduct, reporting, and discrepancy resolution, ensuring timely closure of flight test findings and supporting formal test reports. This position is critical to meeting EMD milestones and to maintaining compliance with customer, contractual, and internal flight test safety and reporting requirements.

Lead day-to-day operations of test pilot engineering for Strike. Plan, brief, execute, and debrief flight and ground test events in accordance with approved test plans and safety processes. Ensure rigorous documentation of test results, pilot flight reports, quick-look reports, and formal test reports; track and help resolve discrepancies. Mentor and develop test pilots and flight test engineers; enforce standards for test discipline, professionalism, and safety. Interface with customer