Senior Principal Systems Test Engineer - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

9/80 work schedule with every other Fr

Bonuses and incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer in Rancho Bernardo, CA to drive integrated test plans and system-level testing in an Agile environment. The role partners with design and analysis teams to define configurations, data requirements, and robust test procedures.

This position requires a DoD background, TS/Secret clearance eligibility, and the ability to obtain SAP clearance. It offers challenging programs, strong teamwork, and opportunities for growth within the Global

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in STEM with 9 years of related professional/military engineering experience, or a Master with 7 years, or a PhD with 4 years.
• Active US Government Secret clearance (with BI within 6 years or Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance within time as determined by business needs.
• Able to support extended work hours, weekend rotation, and second shift.
• Experience in System Test, software development and/or systems engineering; understanding of the SDLC and Agile development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and publish Integrated Test Plans and detailed test schedules for SYSIII testing.
• Provide laboratory support for integration testing activities.
• Organize and lead test planning working groups.
• Collaborate with design and analysis teams to define test configurations and data requirements.
• Review and evaluate test requirements for completeness of the test program.
• Conduct technical analysis of complete systems and prepare evaluations at the system level.
• Support test readiness reviews and conduct pre/post-test briefings.
• Contribute to pre- and post-test data analyses to support anomaly identification and resolution.
• Maintain metrics on testing status and constraints.

Skills

Test program execution

System test experience

Software development lifecycle

Agile development

Troubleshooting

Education

Security+ certification

Tools

DOORS

Jazz

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer in Rancho Bernardo, CA to drive integrated test plans and system-level testing in an Agile environment. The role partners with design and analysis teams to define configurations, data requirements, and robust test procedures.

This position requires a DoD background, TS/Secret clearance eligibility, and the ability to obtain SAP clearance. It offers challenging programs, strong teamwork, and opportunities for growth within the Global