Engineer Software (HW & SW Integration and Test)

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

93d•$79,300 - $118,900•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for an Engineer Software to join Global Surveillance Division supporting the team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. Responsibilities will include deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure running smoothly. This role requires you to have hands-on technical experience and a can-do approach towards environmental automation and management along with continuous improvements. You will be a team member working in agile development process. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment along with configuration activities. Your responsibilities will include working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the building and test plan execution, performing quality reviews, and triaging and fixing operational issues. The candidate will assist with the integration, troubleshooting and testing of implemented software changes. The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of ambiguous hard problems and drive them to a solution, while working in a team environment. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The Software Engineer will develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications using software engineering best practices and standards, and participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. This Hardware and Software Integration and Test engineer will design, implement, and perform the integration and testing strategies of a large software system. This role will ensure that different modules and systems work together seamlessly and meet quality standards. They are responsible for creating test plans, automating tests, and ensuring that the software functions per the requirements specification. The SW Test engineer is a professional in the field of software testing and quality assurance. This role blends technical expertise with a broad vision for the testing process across the software development lifecycle. In addition, this role will cross traditional boundaries of testing to incorporate aspects of software development, automation, and strategic planning. This role will require the individual to understand the overall HW and SW architecture to include Operating system (OS), Services, and Application-level testing. The candidate will have the ability to identify potential risks, plan for contingencies, and make informed decisions regarding testing priorities as a RCCA (root cause and corrective action) process. In addition to technical skills, the SW Test Engineer is expected to have strong communication and collaboration skills. Have the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define testing criteria, and automate and gather results with the existing test framework. The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment and provide leadership for its implementation. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The Software Engineer will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are required. A solid experience in bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and Special Program Access is required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 0 or more years of experience in software engineering
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Understanding of testing methodologies (e.g., unit, integration, system, regression)
Experience with test automation tools and frameworks
Knowledge with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), AND/OR GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming languages, including C/C++ and python
Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages
Knowledge of various scripting and programming languages and software development tools
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Experience with debugging software in both desktop and target environments
Experience with defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla)
Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
Experience testing Linux OS configuration and Services for a Linux environment
Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance.
Ability to obtain and maintain special program access.
Solid experience in bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in (STEM) Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university
Experience with developing test software and scripts using various programming languages: C, C++, Java, Python, PowerShell, Bash, YAML
Knowledge of Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, AND/OR fortify
Knowledge and ability to work directly with Hardware to integrate HW/SW in a closed lab environment
Integration of new emerging industry technologies into program test environment
Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures to include testing and documentation of results
Willingness to work Temporary/short-term off-peak hours assignments for time constrained HW/SW integration efforts
Full life cycle design, implementation, and feature/automated testing of software with an emphasis on packaging and release strategies
Mentor and lead various teams to integrate and test functionality with other hardware and software components
Knowledge of running and testing applications in a Container (Podman, docker) is a plus.
Experience with IBM DOORS (Requirements Management) and SysML tools like Cameo Systems Modeler/MagicDraw (Model-Based Systems Engineering/MBSE)
US citizen with a current in scope DoD secret or higher clearance.
Currently the holder of a special program access.

Responsibilities

Deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure running smoothly.
Design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment along with configuration activities.
Working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the building and test plan execution, performing quality reviews, and triaging and fixing operational issues.
Assist with the integration, troubleshooting and testing of implemented software changes.
Develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications using software engineering best practices and standards.
Participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
Design, implement, and perform the integration and testing strategies of a large software system.
Ensure that different modules and systems work together seamlessly and meet quality standards.
Creating test plans, automating tests, and ensuring that the software functions per the requirements specification.
Understand the overall HW and SW architecture to include Operating system (OS), Services, and Application-level testing.
Identify potential risks, plan for contingencies, and make informed decisions regarding testing priorities as a RCCA (root cause and corrective action) process.
Work closely with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, define testing criteria, and automate and gather results with the existing test framework.
Provide leadership for its implementation.
Apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems.
Interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers.
Work in an innovative environment, on significantly diverse assignments, and in collaborative team settings across all levels
Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers
Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
Communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with programs objectives.
Design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
Conduct multidisciplinary research when needed and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product.
Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
Support the gathering and reporting software metrics.
Follow program software best practices.
Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle.