Sr Principal Engineer Software – Test Verification Engineer (25-303)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Space Systems—Launch and Missile Defense Systems is offering an exciting opportunity for a Sr. Principal Engineer Software – Test Verification Engineer (25-303) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This role, based in Huntsville, AL, is crucial in supporting the U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position, and this role is on-site with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications programs (C2BMC) are crucial components of the Missile Defense System. They are essential operational systems that enable the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively control designated networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC provides a layered missile defense capability that delivers an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It functions as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally to enhance performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a vital part of all system ground and flight tests, which verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of the missile defense system.

The chosen candidate will oversee software requirements verification for the Track Server product team, including securing customer approval of test procedures, verifying automated test processes, developing and managing software tools to support computerized requirements verification, and collaborating with the Track Server scrum teams to analyze software performance, observations, and requirements verification. They will also assist with software development as needed and help manage lab assets.

Essential Functions:

• The analysis experience should involve evaluating the performance of systems, software, or components using quantitative methods
• Report on the characterization of future users
• Contributing to performance assessment by program system engineers, this experience may come from independent efforts or participation within test teams
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, enabling them to coordinate with software development teams' requirements and shortcomings, communicate clearly with systems engineers and architects, analyze test results, and present verification analysis to the Government customer

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Business, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university is preferred, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 6 years of relevant work experience;
• Applicants must possess a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
• A DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, etc.) is required to start
• Must have experience testing and assessing software-heavy systems in different test settings, using Agile development methods
• Requires a highly motivated individual capable of solving problems with support from other test engineers and software developers
• Must have experience using:
  • DoD test methodologies
  • Functional capability-related test/analysis planning and execution
  • Planning and execution of test data collection
  • Test data analysis and reporting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Agile Methodologies
• Develop a test plan to verify all relevant functional and performance requirements
• Analyze functional and performance requirements to create logical flow diagrams of tests
• Write automated test plugins that integrate with the C2BMC test framework using the Java programming language
• A knowledge of Systems Engineering, software development, and verification cycles would be advantageous

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that fosters your growth while supporting the success of both employees and the company. The benefits offered by Northrop Grumman give you flexibility and control to choose options that best meet your needs and those of your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

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Additional Northrop Grumman Information:

Salary Range: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.