Integration and Test Team Lead Level 4

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Integration and Test Team Lead Level 4 to lead projects as part of the AARGM-ER program. This IPT Lead will be a member of the Test & Evaluation (T&E) Integrated Product Team, working alongside engineers, program managers, and the customer supporting lab testing of new software and flight-test campaigns.

The qualified candidate will join Northrop Grumman's Test and Evaluation Engineering department, Advanced Weapons division, located in Northridge, CA. This position is 100% onsite with no remote or hybrid options.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal and external customers to define and document instrumentation, data requirements, and test planning-including acquisition, processing, and analysis-to satisfy test objectives
• Partner with the Cost Account Manager (CAM) to ensure budget needs are met and Earned-Value-Management (EVM) estimates (EACs) are accurate
• Integrate Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) and Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs) into higher-level systems using schematics and wiring diagrams
• Create, validate, and verify test plans, procedures, and test reports in accordance with program standards
• Lead the engineering team that supports software and programmable-logic integration for formal test events
• Plan, organize, and manage hardware requirements for both in-house and external test environments
• Chair test-readiness reviews for internal events such as Formal Qualification Tests, captive-carriage trials, and live-fire tests
• Attend external test events (flight clearances, captive-carriage, live-fire) and perform necessary setup, data acquisition, and post-test activities
• Serve as the CAM representative, presenting cost, schedule, technical risks, and opportunities to senior leadership
• Perform software and programmable-logic integration using spread-bench, short-round, and specialized test equipment; troubleshoot issues as needed
• Provide regular status updates and flag blockers to upper leadership to drive timely resolution

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 8 years of related testing experience, or Master's degree and 6 years, or PhD and 4 years
• Hands-on experience with test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, DMMs, signal generators, and power supplies
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics
• Experience with flight software and system architecture
• Proven background in flight-test engineering, system integration, qualification testing, and requirements tracking
• Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of hire

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading an Integrated Product Team of 5 or more
• Familiarity with PWBs and FPGAs within PL integration

Clearance Requirements

• Active DoD Secret clearance required to start
• Travel: approximately 10% of the time
• Relocation assistance may be available