Senior Principal Test Engineer — Mission-Critical System Testing

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Test Engineer for the Sentinel program. The role involves planning, executing, and analyzing integration and system-level tests for complex systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data collection supports verification of requirements and major milestones.

The candidate should have a STEM degree with extensive testing experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to drive data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• STEM degree with required years of experience; US Citizenship and active Secret Clearance.
• Experience in software/hardware testing and system integration.
• Ability to design test procedures, TRRs, and test plans.

Responsibilities

• Translate ambiguous problems into clear testable objectives while maximizing ROI of tests.
• Provide data-driven insights and influence technical direction.
• Identify anomalous hardware/software behavior and coordinate resolution.
• Contribute to ConOps development and optimize test resource usage.

Skills

US Citizenship

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Cross-functional collaboration

Test engineering mindset

Data-driven decision making

Ability to translate complex problems

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Test Engineer for the Sentinel program. The role involves planning, executing, and analyzing integration and system-level tests for complex systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data collection supports verification of requirements and major milestones.

The candidate should have a STEM degree with extensive testing experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to drive data-driven decisions.