Senior Test Engineer for DoD Systems, Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 98,900 - 148,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) seeks a qualified engineer to prepare and manage facilities, labs, and test environments for Phase 2 and beyond, translating requirements into comprehensive system-level test solutions that balance performance with schedule and cost.

You will develop, lead, and execute integrated test plans for subsystem and environmental tests, ensuring traceability and coordinating across multiple teams and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) from an accredited university with 5+ years of relevant experience, or advanced degrees as stated.
• US Citizenship with active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance.
• 3+ years of experience developing and executing integrated test plans for defense/aerospace systems.
• 3+ years of hardware-in-the-loop/system-level testing coordination.
• 3+ years of developing innovative test automation solutions.
• 3+ years of documenting test requirements in requirements management systems.
• 3+ years of assessing anomalies and implementing resolutions with Test/Quality Engineering.
• Experience with test status reviews and leading technicians.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and manage facilities, labs, HWIL/SWIL environments and infrastructure for phase 2 and future tests.
• Translate contractual requirements into system-level test solutions balancing performance, schedule, and cost.
• Develop and execute integrated test plans and schedules for subsystem and environmental tests.
• Ensure traceability by maintaining the Integrated Test Plan and verification artifacts.
• Coordinate test activities across internal teams, labs, and suppliers for coherent campaigns.
• Analyze test results and generate system-level reports with data-driven recommendations.
• Review supplier test efforts and oversee verification/validation of components.
• Design proof-of-concept tests to mitigate early program risks during Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction.
• Manage test data, configuration control, analysis, metrics, and documentation using modern tools.
• Serve as primary technical liaison with customers and stakeholders ensuring safety/export-control compliance.

Skills

Test planning

Test execution

Requirements traceability

Hardware-in-the-loop

Systems engineering

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Tableau

IBM Jazz

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

DOORS

Atlassian Jira

Confluence

Tableau

IBM Jazz

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) seeks a qualified engineer to prepare and manage facilities, labs, and test environments for Phase 2 and beyond, translating requirements into comprehensive system-level test solutions that balance performance with schedule and cost.

You will develop, lead, and execute integrated test plans for subsystem and environmental tests, ensuring traceability and coordinating across multiple teams and suppliers.