Principal Systems Test Engineer - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Systems Test Engineer / Principal Systems Test Engineer to support the Sentinel Program. The role focuses on developing test requirements, executing qualification and acceptance tests, and collaborating with systems engineers and suppliers.

Candidates must be US citizens with an active DoD Secret Clearance; related experience with test documentation, JIRA/Confluence familiarity, and willingness to travel up to 25% are required.

Qualifications

• US citizen with active DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience in test planning, execution, and verification
• Ability to communicate technical details to peers and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Develop test requirements, integration test plans, TRRs, and test reports
• Execute qualification and acceptance tests per requirements
• Collaborate with systems engineers, testing houses, development engineers, and stakeholders
• Review test plans and witness testing as Cognizant Engineer
• Provide testing documentation (test plans, procedures, reports)

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Test experience

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Systems Test Engineer / Principal Systems Test Engineer to support the Sentinel Program. The role focuses on developing test requirements, executing qualification and acceptance tests, and collaborating with systems engineers and suppliers.

Candidates must be US citizens with an active DoD Secret Clearance; related experience with test documentation, JIRA/Confluence familiarity, and willingness to travel up to 25% are required.