Test Conductor/ Principal Test Conductor

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

5d•$83,400 - $155,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Test Conductor/ Principal Test Conductor to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in San Diego, CA. Lead the investigation, analysis, planning, design, test, and evaluation of complex systems while driving integration efforts that verify requirements and resolve software and hardware interface challenges. Work side by side with systems, software, and specialty engineers to develop technical solutions, refine test plans and procedures, and support the successful integration and test of mission-critical capabilities. Bring structure to complexity by developing requirements and specifications with MBSE tools and DOORS while contributing to interface documentation, architectural artifacts, and engineering reviews.

Requirements

Must have a High School Diploma and 6 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system testing, of Bachelor degree AND 2 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system testing, OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system testing.
Must have a High School Diploma and 9 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system testing, of Bachelor of Science degree AND 5 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system testing, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system testing, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in system testing.
Experience in one or more of the following system engineering knowledge areas: technical planning, requirements derivation, functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, cost and risk analysis, interface definition, system design, system integration, verification and validation, supportability, and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
Must have an active US Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
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

Active DoD Top Secret clearance SCI
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Security+ certification
Experience in DOORS
Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence)
Experience using SW test automation tools/frameworks
Experience with Java, C++, or Python
Experience with MBSE, Architecture development, system design and analysis, and development of metrics

Responsibilities

Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, and evaluate systems
Work in an integrated team environment with other systems, software (SW), and specialty engineers to develop solutions.
Prepare technical presentations for management and stakeholders and communicate clearly and effectively the technical approaches and findings
Review Test Plans and Procedures for requirements verification and support system integration and test of complex systems. This includes evaluating integration and test anomalies and assisting disposition and correction of issues
Address interface and functionality problems between SW components and/or hardware (HW)
Work with the SW and infrastructure teams to correct or improve capabilities
Develop requirements for the subsystem and SRS/HRS specifications through use of MBSE tools & DOORS
Support the development and review of interface documents (ICDs), requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), architectural documentation, system engineering estimates, and author and perform formal and informal engineering reviews.