System Test Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

71d•$98,900 - $185,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Systems Test Engineer – Level 3 or 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL. The selected Engineer will support the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Architecture and Delivery (A&D) Automated Test and Verification (ATV) Team and is responsible for developing manual, automation, and systems engineering related test products in support of the GWS contract execution on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). You will be expected to build systems engineering and test products assigned by your leadership related to requirement verification efforts at the system level. Candidate develops software and hardware test artifacts in an Agile environment. Candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.

Requirements

Systems Test Engineer Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience.
Systems Test Engineer Level 4: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 6 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 4 years of related work experience.
Experience with components of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, or deployment
Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS
Familiarity with Agile software development using tools like Jira, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, and Bitbucket
Experience in developing test artifacts/cases and executing manual test in support of requirements verification efforts
Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
Verification experience or knowledge
Good communication skills
Capable of working both independently and within team environments
Active DoD Secret or higher clearance
Able to work in office, on site
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge and experience using CAMEO and/or Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Principles
Experience with instrumentation, data acquisition, and data review
Hands-on experience trouble-shooting, building and testing hardware
Experience with requirements decomposition and requirements management
Degree in Systems Engineering
Experience with Requirement Verification methods such as Test
GMD Knowledge
Demonstrated independent planning, organization, and working in cross-functional teams with a customer focus
Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model
Degree in Software Engineering or Computer Science discipline(s)
Experience developing technical solutions in collaboration with product teams
Experience in software development related to Test Automation
Experience using Jenkins and Elasticsearch
Experience in Agile/Scrum leadership roles such as Scrum Master or Product Owner
Current Security+ certification
Professional experience development using Python or similar languages

Responsibilities

Build systems engineering and test products assigned by your leadership related to requirement verification efforts at the system level
Develop software and hardware test artifacts in an Agile environment
Thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.