Senior Principal Test Engineer - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a seasoned test integration lead in the United States to develop customer contractual needs into detailed test plans and execution strategies across hardware and software domains. You will coordinate with SMEs and multiple engineering teams to define objectives and manage risk in a dynamic lab environment.

Qualifications include DoD Secret clearance, 4+ years in test planning, data instrumentation, and ConOps development, plus strong communication skills and

Qualifications

• 8+ years with Bachelors in Science; 6+ with Masters; 4+ with PhD, OR 4 years extra in lieu of a degree.
• US Citizenship with an active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to obtain SAP approval within a reasonable period.
• 4+ years of system integration (HW and SW).
• 4+ years of experience supporting the development, plan, and execution of test plans and reporting.
• 4+ years of experience with data collection/instrumentation (methods, hardware, setup, and troubleshooting).
• 4+ years of experience with the generation of test procedures and test readiness reviews (TRRs).
• 4+ years of experience creating test Concept of Operations (ConOps) flows.
• 4+ years of experience generating and supporting test data decomposition and test reports to other IPTs.
• 4+ years of experience in consolidating and processing of final test data for requirements verification/model validation sign-off.
• 4+ years of experience leading teams through a test campaign.

Responsibilities

• Develop customer contractual needs into test solutions that acknowledges technical schedule and cost constraints.
• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules.
• Review and evaluate test requirements for completeness of test program.
• Coordinate with SMEs, Element Test teams, System Test teams, and other stakeholders to identify test objectives, test requirements, and risks that require test to mitigate.
• Support instrumentation requirements for hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Identify test support requirements and coordinate with Design & Integration team for budget and personnel needs.
• Overseeing test activities in support or requirement verification and validation.
• Conduct daily briefing and approve test start for each test event.
• Approve Break of Configuration on the test floor.
• Conduct tabletop reviews and dry run test procedures with test team prior to execution.
• Coordinate and conduct Technical and Safety Review Boards, and Test Readiness Reviews.
• Support customer Test Plan Working Groups.
• Prepare Test Planning Team charters.
• Coordinate with Quality organization for test support.
• Review and approve major test amendments.
• Utilize excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Working well in a team environment, collaborate with multiple engineering teams to define test objectives and requirements for test activities in a hardware in the loop lab.

Skills

System integration

Test planning

Data collection

Test procedures

ConOps flows

Team leadership

Instrumentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science

Master's degree

PhD

Alternative experience

Tools

IBM DOORS

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a seasoned test integration lead in the United States to develop customer contractual needs into detailed test plans and execution strategies across hardware and software domains. You will coordinate with SMEs and multiple engineering teams to define objectives and manage risk in a dynamic lab environment.

Qualifications include DoD Secret clearance, 4+ years in test planning, data instrumentation, and ConOps development, plus strong communication skills and