Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer - 18427

Northrop Grumman

United States

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Systems Test Engineer for the Sentinel program. The role is based in Roy, UT, and supports system test activities across prototype, development, and qualification testing.

Responsibilities include test plan development, integration scheduling, MBSE execution with Cameo & DOORS, and mentoring a team within an Agile environment to ensure robust, compliant test results.

Qualifications

Requires DoD Secret clearance; active within last 6 years.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with 5+ years experience or Masters with 3+ years.
Ability to obtain SAP approval as needed.
Experience in test planning and execution across development/qualification phases.

Responsibilities

Lead/test planning and execution for system tests.
Coordinate integrated testing activities and test requirements.
Develop test plans, procedures, and schedules for multiple systems.
Mentor team in System Test planning/execution in Agile environments.
Perform MBSE using CAMEO & DOORS; lead MBSE activities.

Skills

Test planning

MBSE

CAMEO & DOORS

Agile

System test

Data analysis

Instrumentation

JIRA & CONFLUENCE

MATLAB scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree

PhD (optional)

Tools

IBM ELM Jazz

MATLAB

DOORS

Cameo

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Test Engineer / Senior Principal System Test Engineer for the Launch Systems team. This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. This position will support system test activities be responsible including prototype, development and qualification testing.

What You'll Get To Do:

Demonstrate a working knowledge of Test planning.
Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledges technical, schedule and cost constraints.
Develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for competing systems.
Coordinates integrated testing activities.
Reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.
Performs technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations.
Develop, plan and execute Test & Integration plans, as well as Audit Reviews.
Use and/or application of technical principles, theories, and concepts. Demonstrates the skill and ability to perform professional tasks.
Perform Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using CAMEO & DOORS SW.
Lead/Mentor a team through System Test planning/execution in an Agile environment.

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Test Engineer level (T-03) or Senior Principal Systems Test Engineer level (T-04).
Principal Engineer Systems Test: Bachelors in Science with 5 years of experience, Masters with 3 years of experience or PhD with 1 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Sr. Principal Engineer Systems Test: Bachelors of Science with 8 years of experience, Masters with 6 years of experience or PhD with 4 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.
Active DoD Secret security clearance , received or adjudicated in the last 6 years.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
US Citizenship with an Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.
Familiarity with product integration, regression, and verification testing.
Knowledge of system integration and test principles.
Experience developing Test Plans and Test Procedures.
Previous test experience at any level of build (unit, element, segment, etc.)
Experience performing in a Systems/Systems Test Engineering or related technical discipline and understanding of systems engineering principles and processes which include test requirements, test plan development and integration testing.
Experience with Department of Defense Architecture Framework ( DoDAF ) standards and methods.
Experience with Automated Test Tools i.e. IBM ELM Jazz or MATLAB Scripting.
Experience operating in an Agile environment using any of the Atlassian software tool sets ( JIRA, CONFLUENCE, etc ).
Experience with instrumentation, data acquisition, and data review including post-test data analysis.
Proficiency in DOORS and Cameo .
Product Owner (PO) certification/experience - SAFE or Scrum Alliance.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: