Software Engineer - Software Test
About The Position
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. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Engineer Software - Test to join our team on site in San Diego, California or Grand Forks, North Dakota with a partial hybrid schedule. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct. Candidates will work on software supporting systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle including design, development and test. The selected candidate will work in an environment that at times is fast-paced with high expectations with the ability to adapt to change.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and entry level related engineering experience.
- Experience in integration and testing of software and hardware component in unix and windows environments.
- Experience with formal software life cycle development methodologies, requirements through test.
- Candidate must be able to obtain a Security+ certification within 6 months of employment
- Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
Nice To Haves
- 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.
- Experience with scripting languages (developing, debugging and maintaining).
Responsibilities
- Perform software unit and integration test and test automation on the host environment.
- Work in development and lab environments. Understand the differences between them and ensure integration and testing of components in complex system is happening in 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.
- Utilize familiarity of the full development life-cycle processes
- Develop clear and concise detailed technical documentation.
- Submit detailed problem reports for errors found.
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
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
