Flight Test Lead (Staff Engineer Aeronautical)

Flight Test Lead (Staff Engineer Aeronautical) at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, FL. Develops and publishes detailed test plans, plans, develops, and performs flight tests to verify air worthiness, performance capabilities, and mission effectiveness using various simulators, surrogate aircraft, test-bed aircraft, and the program air vehicle. Provides laboratory support for integration testing. Supports and hosts test planning working groups. Interfaces with test article design and analysis teams to define test configuration and data requirements. Reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure completeness of test program. Performs technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations. Supports test card development and review in collaboration with other engineering disciplines and test operations personnel. Supports test readiness reviews, and pre/post-test briefings. Provides mission control room support and makes real-time decisions regarding safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. Develops initial test conductor training and establishment of control room monitoring training requirements. Conducts and contributes to pre-flight and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution. Maintains metrics on status of testing and constraints.