Principal Software Quality Engineer | Top Secret (On-Site)

Northrop Grumman

Woodland (CA)

On-site

USD 104,000 - 155,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Savings plan
Paid holidays
PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer Software Quality (or Sr. Principal) to join our team in Woodland Hills, CA.

You will develop and maintain quality plans for software and materials, work with program and engineering leadership on quality objectives, and collaborate with software and systems engineering to enforce quality standards. The role requires a Top Secret clearance, US citizenship, and experience across Agile/Waterfall/Spiral processes, with scripting (Bash/Python), Linux,

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree with relevant software development and integration experience.
  • Experience with development processes including Agile, Waterfall, and/or Spiral Development processes.
  • Experience in the collection of software data and metrics for reporting.
  • US Citizenship Required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation plans for software and materials.
  • Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on quality objectives.
  • Work with Engineering Process Group to ensure quality standards are in place.
  • Assist with verification and validation testing of software and system products.
  • Support audits and corrective actions for non-conformances.
  • Ensure documentation meets requirements and metrics are reported.

Skills

Bash scripting
Python scripting
Linux
Git
MS Office
Top Secret clearance
Agile / Waterfall / Spiral
Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or STEM
Master's in Engineering or STEM

Tools

GitLab
Windows 11
AS9100 / ISO 9001

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Engineer Software Quality (or Sr. Principal) to join our team in Woodland Hills, CA.

You will develop and maintain quality plans for software and materials, work with program and engineering leadership on quality objectives, and collaborate with software and systems engineering to enforce quality standards. The role requires a Top Secret clearance, US citizenship, and experience across Agile/Waterfall/Spiral processes, with scripting (Bash/Python), Linux,

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