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Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago

Principal or Sr Principal Flight Test Technician - Survival Equipment - R10212379-2

Palmdale, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$65K/yr - $128K/yr

4+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements with a focus on innovative systems. They are seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Flight Test Technician to maintain and manage aircrew flight equipment, ensuring compliance with safety standards and assisting flight crews with essential preflight and post flight procedures.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Identifies, procures, inspects, repairs, and performs maintenance on aircrew flight equipment: flight helmets, oxygen masks, survival kits and survival items, and torso harnesses

Install/remove aircraft survival kits and service emergency oxygen bottles

Assists flight crewmembers with preflight preparations and post flight procedures

Maintains equipment inspection records, publications and Air Force Technical Orders along with other additional duties such as: Supply, HAZCOM, Calibration Tools, Training, Consolidated Tool Kits (CTKs), and Explosive Safety

Ensures survival equipment complies with Flight Safety, Company, and customer standards

Conducts Ground Egress Training for Pilots and performs Aircrew Flight Equipment Fit Checks

Familiarizes company and customer flight crewmembers with all escape and survival techniques such as ejection seat systems, water/land survival, and personal equipment and its operations

Assists Human Factors, Crew Station Engineering and Special Projects by providing aircrew equipment requirements

Works flexible hours in order to support flight test schedules

Qualification

Aircrew Flight EquipmentLife Support ExperienceGround Egress TrainingCommunicationOrganizational SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Minimum of a High School Diploma/GED with 4 years of Aircrew Flight Equipment and/or Life Support or other relevant experience for Principal Flight Test Technician

Minimum of a High School Diploma/GED with 6 years of Aircrew Flight Equipment and/or Life Support or other relevant experience for Sr Principal Flight Test Technician

Must be able to perform moderate strenuous physical and repetitious work to include: bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting up to 25 pounds, and working overhead

Ability to work a flexible schedule, to support flight schedule

Able to organize and perform duties with minimum supervision

Have good written and verbal communication

Work well with peers, aircrew members and supervisors/managers