Principal Engineer Software - Integration and Test

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

3d•$114,000 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an experienced Software Integration & Test Principal Engineer Software - (T03) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization. This position will support our team on site in San Diego, CA. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. An occasional travel requirement up to 10% may be needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
Experience with the full SW Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Experience in integration and testing of software and hardware components in Lunix and windows environments.
Ability to lead installation, integration, and acceptance testing.
Candidate must be able to obtain a Security+ certification.
Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.)

Nice To Haves

Current applicable SAP access
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering.
Excellent 2-way communication skills (upward and downward).
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management. Ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders.
Familiarity with software network interfaces.
Experience in automation of installation, configuration, and test.
Experience in Agile methodologies. Agile Systems Engineering Experience.
Demonstrated communication and technical writing skills.
Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
Security+ certification
Experience with scripting languages (developing, debugging, and maintaining.
Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Responsibilities

Work in development, lab, and operational environments. Understand the differences between those settings and ensure that integration and the testing of complex system components are applicable to the appropriate environment.
Perform integration and troubleshooting of software components across multiple networks interfacing with customer SMEs. Ensure that through documentation is created and maintained to allow others to integrate in the future.
Facilitate collaboration with software developers, system engineers, hardware engineers, and integration/test engineers to diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.
Using in-depth knowledge of the system directs development of workable interim solutions to provide a capable system while software or hardware changes are being implemented allowing testing and operational events to proceed.
Develop and execute software installation, integration, and acceptance test procedures.
Utilize familiarity of the full development life-cycle processes that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Develop clear and concise detailed technical documentation.
Submit detailed problem reports for errors found.
Drive best practices and common process across OUs.
Work with current budget for implementation with the ability to advise program management and acquire addition budget to achieve the long-term goal.(start small, move to more and more automation leading to full CI/CD)
The role will be a hybrid of significantly diverse assignments in a collaborative/team setting across all levels.

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
overtime
shift differential
a discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses
Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)