RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Engineer Software – 15943. This position will be located in Manhattan Beach, CA and will support the Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get To Do. 
• Synthesize software requirements into verification requirements, software test objectives, success criteria, and required resources for unit-level tests and demonstrations.
• Execution and reporting on unit level testing in C#. 
• Develop automated unit testing solution for a project using C#.
• Participate in internal and customer software test planning working groups.
• Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment specific to software.
• Compile data and define changes required in test equipment, test procedures, or new test requirements.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, testing houses, software development engineers and other stakeholders involved in the testing process.
• Review software test plans, procedures, and reports, witness testing as the Cognizant Engineer
• Participate in technical exchange meetings, interfacing with customers (internal/external) and contributing to a broad range of program deliverables.
• Identify, analyze, and adjudicate software deficiencies
• Design, develop, and maintain software test plans, software test cases, software test procedures, and automated software test in compliance with program functional, technical, and performance requirements
• Generate software test data, perform test data analysis, and develop test documentation

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
•    Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 
•    401k
•    Educational Assistance
•    Life Insurance
•    Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
•    Paid Time Off
•    Health & Wellness Resources
•    Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

Basic Requirements:

•    Engineer Software: 2 Years with Bachelors in relevant field of study; 0 Years with Masters or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
•    1+ years C# experience
•    Familiarity with software development process
•    Experience in Object-Oriented Programming
•    Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
•    U.S. Citizen and Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).

Preferred Qualifications: 
•    Experience writing unit tests in C#
•    Experience operating in an agile work environment
•    Experience with the Jira and Confluence
•    Experience using and interacting with APIs
•    Experience with database structures
•    Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)
•    Experience in test automation software requirements and developing software tests
•    Experience with distributed version control software (eg Git, Mercurial, SubVersion, etc)

 

Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.