Sentinel Staff Software Test Engineer 16869

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +1 · Software

Staff Software Test Engineer for the Sentinel Program, responsible for designing, developing, documenting, testing, and debugging applications software and systems. This role involves multidisciplinary research, collaboration with hardware engineers, and ensuring software standards are met. Requires experience with Java, C++, Python, writing test scripts, and understanding the software development lifecycle.

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 12 years of experience; or Master's degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 9 years of experience. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years at time of application
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
  • 5+ year(s) of experience working Software Test, SW Development and/or Systems Engineering
  • 5+ year(s) of experience with Java, C++, Python
  • Experience writing test scripts in order to verify requirements
  • Understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile development methodology
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor/lead junior engineers in completion of project goals

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
  • Experience with IBM Rational tool suite (DOORS and Jazz)
  • Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence)
  • Experience with embedded software systems and integrating SW onto HW
  • Experience using software test automation tools/frameworks
  • Experience with writing and boarding test documentation including Software Test Plans, Software Test Procedures, and Software Test Reports

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret Clearance
  • SAP approval
  • 5+ year(s) of experience working Software Test, SW Development and/or Systems Engineering
  • 5+ year(s) of experience with Java, C++, Python
  • writing test scripts in order to verify requirements
  • software development lifecycle
  • agile development methodology