Sentinel Sr Principal Software Test Engineer 16861

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +2 · Software

This role is for a Sr. Principal Software Test Engineer supporting the Sentinel Program. The engineer will design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems. Responsibilities include conducting research, collaborating with hardware engineers, determining user needs, analyzing system capabilities, preparing operating instructions, and ensuring software standards are met. The role requires experience in software testing, development, or systems engineering, proficiency in Java, C++, or Python, and experience writing test scripts. A Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience (or equivalent) and an active DoD Secret Clearance are required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
  2. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
  3. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
  4. Ensures software standards are met.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • US Citizen
  • active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years at time of application
  • Special Access Program (SAP) approval
  • Software Test
  • SW Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Java
  • C++
  • Python
  • writing test scripts
  • software development lifecycle
  • agile development methodology

Nice to have

  • STEM degree
  • IBM Rational tool suite (DOORS and Jazz)
  • Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence)
  • software test automation tools/frameworks
  • embedded software systems
  • integrating SW onto HW
  • writing and boarding test documentation including Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports
  • mentor/lead junior engineers

What the JD emphasized

  • active DoD Secret Clearance
  • SAP approval