RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionNorthrop Grumman Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a
Systems Test Engineer - Level 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL.
Position Overview:The selected
Systems Test Engineer - Level 3 responsibilities will include the support of the Ground Weapons System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Test team for the Ground Fire Control (GFC) product.
Essential Functions:- You will be expected to build systems engineering and test products assigned by your leadership related to requirement verification efforts at the system level
- Will develop software and hardware test artifacts in an Agile environment
Seeking candidates who find satisfaction in working on challenging and diverse assignments in collaborative settings across all levels.
Basic Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience.
- Working knowledge of system design, requirements development, use cases, test plans, procedure preparation, and test execution
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS
- Experience with software testing or integration
- Experience in developing test artifacts/cases and executing manual test in support of requirements verification efforts
- Knowledge of Python and automation scripting
- Applicants must possess good communication skills.
- Applicants must demonstrate ability to think critically and capture concepts in work products, presentations, and discussions.
- Capable of working both independently and within a team environment.
- Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment.
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
- Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start.
Preferred Qualifications:- Current Security+ certification
- Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence)
- Experience in scripting skills (Python, C++,Java, Bash, Shell/Bash, or similar programming language
- Experience with data acquisition and data review
- Experience with requirements decomposition and requirements management
- Experience with Requirement Verification Methods such as Test, Demonstration, Analysis, and Inspection
- GMD Knowledge
- Experience in software development related to Test Automation
- Experience in Agile Mythologies
- Professional experience development using Python or similar languages
Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00
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.
