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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems - Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Engineer Software - Software Applications Test to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at Colorado Springs, CO. The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight.
Responsibilities
- Participate in software design and peer reviews.
- Develop test specifications and infrastructure.
- Execute manual and automated tests.
- Perform analysis of C2BMC implementation in an integrated environment.
- Test specific capabilities for interfaces or infrastructure in support of operations.
- Conduct occasional travel between Colorado Springs facilities/sites.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of experience with a PhD, or 9 years' experience in lieu of a degree.
- Current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application.
- DoD 8140 certification at IAT - Level II or higher is required.
- Prior experience in an Agile development process.
- Prior experience testing and verifying requirements in software applications/systems.
- Experience conducting post-processing and analysis of collected data.
- Experience documenting software deficiency reports.
- Experience presenting analysis results and plans of action orally and/or in written format.
Nice-to-haves
- Automated testing for requirement verification.
- Performance requirement and verification analysis.
- Verification of ICD and interface requirements.
- Experience in a DevSecOps environment.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Savings plan.
- Company paid holidays.
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
