Senior Principal Software Quality Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

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

The role focuses on developing and maintaining quality evaluation plans for software and systems, ensuring processes meet ISO/AS9100-like standards, and supporting audits. The ideal candidate holds a STEM degree with 5+ (or 8+ for senior) years of software integration experience, active TS clearance, US citizenship, and hands-on scripting (Bash, Python) with Linux

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in Engineering with 5+ years of related software integration experience.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and/or Spiral development processes.
• Active Top-Secret Clearance; US Citizenship required.
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python) and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation plans for software and materials.
• Collaborate with program and engineering management on quality objectives.
• Collaborate with Engineering Process Group to ensure quality standards.
• Assist with verification and validation testing of software and system products.
• Support audits and corrective actions for non-conformance.
• Ensure documentation meets requirements and reporting.
• Collect and report software data and metrics.

Skills

Python

Git

Linux

GitLab

Bash

MS Office

Clearance

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's in Engineering

Tools

GitLab

Windows 11

AS9100/ISO 9001

Job description

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

The role focuses on developing and maintaining quality evaluation plans for software and systems, ensuring processes meet ISO/AS9100-like standards, and supporting audits. The ideal candidate holds a STEM degree with 5+ (or 8+ for senior) years of software integration experience, active TS clearance, US citizenship, and hands-on scripting (Bash, Python) with Linux