Principal Software Quality Engineer - 17881*

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 89,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Roy, UT is seeking a Principal Software Quality Engineer to support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. You will coordinate with scrum teams, monitor progress, and ensure compliance with industry and DoD standards.

Responsibilities include developing QA plans, using Jira/Confluence/DOORS, and driving continuous improvement while engaging stakeholders and safeguarding security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science or related field and 5+ years of related experience, or Master’s with 3 years, or PhD with 1 year.
• Experience in developing and implementing Software Quality Assurance plans.
• Experience in developing and using metrics for process health and performance monitoring.
• Experience prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Experience liaising between local personnel, suppliers, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Support individual scrum/sprint teams by attending meetings, creating Jira dashboard tools to monitor progress and execution efficiency, and offering suggestions for improvement to the software leadership.
• Understand process health, progress, and stability metrics when required.
• Become fluent in the use of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS, or others as needed.
• Be a constructive advocate for Mission Assurance and relentlessly articulate our Value Proposition to stakeholders.
• Ensure GBSD software is in compliance with industry guidelines and contractual requirements for the development of military weapon systems, while maintaining a focus on employee engagement, teaming and collaboration, process improvement, rework reduction, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder liaison

Metrics analysis

Task prioritization

Process improvement

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's of Science in related field

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jazz

DOORS

SAP

Job description

Overview

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Software Quality Engineer. This position will be located in Roy, UT; Colorado Springs, CO; and Huntsville, AL and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) Ground Base Strategic Deterrent program.

Relocation and Travel

Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Security Clearance

Clearance required for start: Yes. Clearance type: Secret.

Responsibilities

• Support individual scrum/sprint teams by attending meetings, creating Jira dashboard tools to monitor progress and execution efficiency, and offering suggestions for improvement to the software leadership.
• Understand process health, progress, and stability metrics when required.
• Become fluent in the use of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Jazz, DOORS, or others as needed.
• Be a constructive advocate for Mission Assurance and relentlessly articulate our Value Proposition to stakeholders.
• Ensure GBSD software is in compliance with industry guidelines and contractual requirements for the development of military weapon systems, while maintaining a focus on employee engagement, teaming and collaboration, process improvement, rework reduction, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's of Science degree with a minimum 5 years of related experience; or 3 years of experience with a Master’s; or 1 year of experience with a PhD.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time.
• Experience in developing and implementing Software Quality Assurance plans.
• Experience in developing and using metrics for process health and performance monitoring.
• Experience prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
• Experience being a liaison between local personnel, suppliers, and customers.
• Experience in evaluation, tracing, and analysis of requirements.

Nice to Have

• STEM degree preferred.
• Experience in Missile Systems/Sub-Systems design, construction, or sustainment.
• Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for a large program/supplier-base.
• Experience in Peer Reviews and Code Reviews.
• Experience in software build testing, qualification, and integration and test.
• Able to read and understand Software Code (C++, Java, Python).
• Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools (e.g., SAP, DOORs, Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.

Salary and Benefits

Primary salary range: $89,400–$148,300.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage.
• 401k.
• Educational Assistance.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions.
• Paid Time Off.
• Health & Wellness Resources.
• Employee Discounts.

Work schedule is a 9/80 schedule; the 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.