Engineer Software Quality

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

The role demands strong knowledge of programming languages and QA processes, with opportunities to apply DO-178/DO-254 and ISO9001/AS9100 standards, and a path towards a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of software development and integration experience.
• Master's degree with 0 years of software development and integration experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• US Citizenship required.
• Experience implementing Software Quality Assurance plans.

Responsibilities

• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains standards for software quality operating methods, processes, systems and procedures.
• Ensures measures meet acceptable reliability standards.
• Develops overall operating criteria to ensure implementation of the software quality program according to project, process and contract requirements and objectives.
• Ensures that project and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contract.
• Reviews software design, change specifications, and plans against contractual and/or process requirements.
• Reviews include applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• Reviews or directs verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability.

Skills

C

C++

Java

Python

Ada

Software QA processes

Agile

SAP

DOORs

Jira

Confluence

DO-178

DO-254

ISO9001/AS9100

Peer Reviews

Code Reviews

Model-Based Development

Active Secret clearance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in software engineering/computer science or STEM field

Master's Degree in software engineering/computer science or STEM field

Tools

SAP

DOORs

Jira

Confluence

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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.

What you'll get to do:

• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains standards for software quality operating methods, processes, systems and procedures.
• Ensures measures meet acceptable reliability standards.
• Develops overall operating criteria to ensure implementation of the software quality program according to project, process and contract requirements and objectives.
• Ensures that project and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contract.
• Reviews software design, change specifications, and plans against contractual and/or process requirements.
• Reviews include applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies.
• Reviews or directs verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability.

The ideal candidate must be knowledgeable of programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python, Ada), Software Quality Assurance processes, able to prioritize tasks and meeting deadlines, and able to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools (e.g., SAP, DOORs, Jira, Confluence).

Basic Qualifications for the Engineer Software Quality:

• Bachelor's Degree in software engineering/computer science or other STEM-related field with 2 years of software development integration work experience; Master's Degree in software engineering/computer science or other STEM-related field with 0 years of software development and integration work experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• US Citizenship required.
• Experience in implementing Software Quality Assurance plans.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Agile software development process experience.
• Experience in the collection of software data and metrics for reporting.
• Experience in evaluation, tracing, and/or analysis of requirements.
• Experience in process and product evaluation and quality auditing.
• Experience in DO-178, DO-254, and ISO9001/AS9100 standards.
• Experience in Peer Reviews and Code Reviews.
• Experience in Model Based Development.
• Experience reading and understanding Software Code (C, C++, Java, Python, Ada).
• Active Secret clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 - $125,200.00

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 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.