Sr. Principal (level 4) Systems Engineer Integration and Test

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Aurora, CO +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Systems Integration and Test Engineer role focused on integrating development efforts into the test environment, integrating changes with other services, supporting system integration, developing test plans and procedures, and performing hardware and software verification. Requires converting customer requirements into system solutions while managing constraints. Involves Information Assurance activities and use of tools like Atlassian Suite and Microsoft Office. Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM and 8 years of experience, with specific capabilities in mapping requirements to test procedures and understanding Agile processes. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph is mandatory.

What you'd actually do

  1. Perform system integration, verification and validation, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for end-to-end systems.
  2. Ensure logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into comprehensive system solutions.
  3. Conduct functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition to translate customer needs into hardware and software specifications.
  4. Develop and execute test plans, procedures, and reports, including functional testing and checkout.
  5. Analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems.

Skills

Required

  • systems engineering principles
  • system integration
  • verification
  • validation
  • supportability analyses
  • customer requirements conversion
  • technical, schedule, and cost constraint management
  • integrating development efforts into test environment
  • integrating changes with other services
  • support system integration
  • develop test plans and procedures
  • perform hardware and software verification
  • functional analysis
  • timeline analysis
  • trade studies
  • requirements allocation
  • interface definition
  • hardware and software specifications
  • develop and execute test plans, procedures, and reports
  • functional testing and checkout
  • analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems
  • integrating 3rd party software with in-house development software
  • Information Assurance activities
  • Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) application
  • executing and analyzing scans
  • Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)
  • Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word)
  • docker-based software installations
  • determining how best to integrate and test software changes in a complex system of services
  • mapping requirements to test procedures
  • Agile processes
  • scrum
  • active Top Secret/SCI clearance with current Full-Scope Polygraph

Nice to have

  • basic docker concepts
  • Kubernetes: ability to debug services that run in cluster through command line and/or rancher
  • deploying services via Helm
  • deploying services via Helmfile
  • using Git for source code management
  • ability to debug and problem solve when things don’t work out of the box
  • working in a cross-functional agile team
  • building and maintaining configuration management documentation
  • Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing
  • Key Skills for Writing Test Procedure Documentation
  • Good Customer interaction and presentation skills
  • ability to be the managerial/lead backup

What the JD emphasized

  • active Top Secret/SCI clearance with current Full-Scope Polygraph at time of application