Staff Test Pilot

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Mission Systems, located in Baltimore, MD, has an immediate need for a Staff Test Pilot for Flight Test Operations.
This organization provides flight test capabilities for the development, assessment and demonstration of NGC products and systems.
The responsibilities of the Staff Test Pilot include:

Perform research and development flight test in support sensor development intended for a wide variety of applications and in various states of technical maturity.
Maintain currency and proficiency in multiple aircraft types.
Plan and execute flight operations in support of sensor development throughout the National Airspace System to include Special Use Airspace, participation in military exercises, and cooperation with military assets.
Plan and execute test flights to verify analysis in support of aircraft modifications.
Provide technical support and liaison with program teams in support of sensor integration.
Other duties as assigned.
Basic Qualifications for the Staff Test Pilot:

Bachelors of Science degree with 12 years or more of professional/military experience - OR - a Master's degree with 10 years or more professional/military experience
Pilot graduate (long-course) of a military test pilot school (USNTPS, USAFTPS, ETPS or EPNER)
Minimum three years of test pilot experience in developmental and/or operational flight test
FAA Commercial Multi-Engine Land pilot certificate without a centerline thrust restriction
FAA Second Class Medical
Minimum 1500 hours First Pilot (USN/USMC) or Primary (USAF) flight time in turbojet, turbofan or turboprop aircraft