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# Staff Test Engineer - ACP Test Lead

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $161,000.0 - $241,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft Project, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAP (Applications), System Testing
- **Published:** November 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/07316924F6F540D4923388518EA97F71/job/

## About the Role

In this role, the successful candidate will fill the role of the program Test Lead responsible for all facets of the test program, including lab and flight test staffing, planning, execution and reporting. This position requires a highly motivated and self-starting individual with relevant test operations experience. The Test Lead will orchestrate lab, ground and flight integration and developmental testing for NGAS. This is an individual contributor role and will not have direct reports., * Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 12 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 10 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 8 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 Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
 * Must have prior CAM and Earned Value Management experience
 * Must have understanding of program risk, opportunity and issue management process, * Current, active Top Secret clearance
 * Experience leading a System Test team in a dynamic work environment
 * Excellent organizational and written communication skills, as well as project management planning and presentation skills
 * Proficient with MS Project, Excel, Power Point, Word
 * Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships
 * Experience with Jira and Confluence tools

## Description

* Ensure engineering tests serve mission objectives and mechanisms are in place to execute the tests
 * Reviews status of test requirements, manages schedules, and prepares reports.
 * Identify all test and test program risks, issues, and pressures and develop mitigation and closure plans
 * Coordinate with ground test engineering and operations, aircraft modifications for testing, frequent interaction with Engineering at Rancho Bernardo, Space Park, El Segundo, and Mojave, and ensuring cost and schedule performance targets are met
 * 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 Test Statement of Work
 * Excellent communication skills, experience leading test engineering personnel, and be capable of working in a matrix environment with multiple sources of management guidance.

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.