Principal Systems Test Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: March 22, 2020

Job Description:

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Principal Systems Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. Roles and Responsibilities The Melbourne Aircraft Design, Engineering and Test Department is looking for passionate and dedicated System Integration Test Evaluation (SITE) Software Engineer to join our Lab System Test team in Melbourne, FL. The SITE Team is responsible for completing verification of system level hardware and software capabilities developed and integrated for a classified program. As a software engineer focused on automation you'll be paving the way for level I and level II system test automation efforts. You'll utilize your understanding of test to identify test cases as candidates for automation, identify the hardware and software required for that automation, and utilize the ATLAS framework to create the automation capabilities. Your knowledge of software will be utilized to create state of the art automation software that automates the execution of test and reports test results. Meleng Sfwas, syseng Qualifications Basic Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline and 5+ years' experience OR Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3+ years' experience Must have an active U.S. Government security clearance at the DoD Secret or Top Secret level with a background investigation date within 6 years This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs Experience developing software using Python, C, C++, or C Preferred Qualifications Current and active Top Secret Clearance Current and active Program Access Perform requirements analysis and decomposition including developing derived requirements as needed to test the system Operate within the agile framework Analyze, design, develop, test, modify and maintain software applications and support tools utilizing software engineering best practices and standards Participate in the full life-cycle activities of software development to include requirements, modeling, design, implementation, unit and integration test, release, installation and maintenance of software products Support advanced systems in a fast paced laboratory environment of hardware and software integration Participate in a process-oriented environment developing high quality products to our customers Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal OpportunityAffirmative Action 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 EEOAA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.comEEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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