Production Flight Test Mgr 2 - Palmdale, United States - Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman

Verified Company

Palmdale, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Requisition ID:

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Category: Engineering

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Location: Palmdale, California, United States of America

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Clearance Type: Secret

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Telecommute: No

Teleworking not available for this position

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Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
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Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time
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Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

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Positions Available: 2

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 sector has an opening for a Production Flight Test Manager 2, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

This leadership role is located in Palmdale, CA.

The High-Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) Program at Palmdale Plant 42, CA requires a Test Engineering Manager 2 responsible for all facets of the Triton, Global Hawk, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Q-4 variant production test, system verification, and final delivery, including staffing, planning, execution and reporting in multiple technology areas.

This position requires a highly motivated and self-starting individual with relevant test operations experience, who will be willing to support additional HALE or RQ-4/MQ-4 Series Programs beyond the defined requirements of this position.

Key Responsibilities:

Orchestrate ground and flight integration and developmental testing for various MQ4 Triton & RQ4 Global Hawk series aircraft.
Overseeing production testing of Palmdale produced and/or modified air vehicles.
Must coordinate flight operations with the FAA for flight through the National Airspace System and schedule use of military ranges to include the R2508 Complex and offshore Warning Areas.
Creating and maintaining flight publications accounts, requisition of required equipment, writing Flight and Ground Common Operating Procedures in accordance with DCMA Instructions, and maintaining pilot documents and manuals required for flight operations.
Direct interface with the Government Flight Representative (GFR) and is responsible for ensuring compliance through recurring Aircraft Operating Inspections conducted by the GFR/DCMA
Responsible for the daily support of aircraft and ground shelter testing and managing the daily operations of HALE pilots, sensor operators (SOs), Mission Payload Operators (MPOs), and test conductors (TCs).
Work with mission planners on various programs to ensure safe and effective flight plans for all phases of test.
Schedule chase aircraft and coordinates chase procedures for both HALE and chase pilots.
Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans.
Responsible for coordinating with ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing, frequent interaction with Engineering at Rancho Bernardo, and ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met.
Must provide program leadership for test site employees and provide timely resource forecasts to program management, assuring that proper staffing is in place to execute the Flight Test Statement of Work.
Frequent contact with internal personnel and external customer representatives at various management levels concerning operations and will be responsible for scheduling specific aircraft and test resources and resolving issues that may arise over the course of the flight test program.
Must have excellent communication skills, experience with flightline operational requirements, experience leading test pilot and test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.
Support extended shifts, occasional weekends, and holidays as required to maintain program schedule as well as occasional travel to support specific Triton and Global Hawk programs and special tests.
There will also be the opportunity to support foreign military sale (FMS) international variants of the Q4 platform with associated international travel for demonstrations, tests, and aircraft deliveries.

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of