Sr Principal Software Test Engineer – Automation Lead 1948-1

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.

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Software Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Roy, Utah.

What You’ll Get To Do: 

This position will lead a team of developer whose primary responsibility will be automation development in support of the Segment level Test Execution team for Command and Launch IATC (Integration Assembly and Checkout).  Some requirements include, excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with several multidisciplinary Integrated Product Teams.

Candidate must be able to design and implement python or utilize applications such as JAZZ in developing automation to capture requirements, process data, and for test procedure development to meet Segment level requirements and contribute to the overall design and implementation of new test frameworks. Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledges technical, schedule and cost constraints with an overarching goal to remove the “human in the loop” to gain cost, schedule, and to remove human deficiencies.

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.  

Job Qualifications: 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• 9 Years with Bachelors in Science; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
• Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 5 years.
• US Citizenship and ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
• Experience in Object Oriented Programming, examples are Java, C++, C#, and Python
• Experience in automation development
• Experience in Integration and Test
• Understanding of computer networking principles
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, senior leadership, and other engineering disciplines

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master's Degree or PhD in a STEM discipline
• Good understanding of the following applications, DocGen, JAZZ, SpiraTest, GitLab, WireShark, and LabView
• Experience collecting, processing and creating scripts to analyze large data streams of test information
• Leadership skills in directing a team of developers
• Experience with Scrum, Agile, and Model Based Systems Engineering
• Has been previously approved for special access programs
• Active Top Secret security clearance with adjudication in the last 6 years

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 

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Salary Range: $108,600 USD - $163,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.