Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Test Engineer - 18428*

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 89,400 - 167,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Test Engineer / Senior Principal System Test Engineer for the Launch Systems team in Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel program. Responsibilities include creating test plans, coordinating integration testing, and performing MBSE using Cameo & DOORS in an Agile environment.

The candidate will mentor teams, manage system-level evaluations, and ensure compliance with DoD requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline; experience requirements as described.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain SAP clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for competing systems.
• Coordinate integrated testing activities and perform system-level evaluations.
• Lead/test planning and execution in an Agile environment.
• Perform MBSE using CAMEO & DOORS software.

Skills

Test planning

Systems testing

Mentoring

Agile environment

MBSE

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

CAMEO

DOORS

MATLAB scripting

IBM ELM Jazz

Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence)

Job description

Position Overview

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Test Engineer / Senior Principal System Test Engineer for the Launch Systems team. This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program. This position will support system test activities be responsible including prototype, development and qualification testing.

What You'll Do

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of Test planning.
• Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledges technical, schedule and cost constraints.
• Develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for competing systems.
• Coordinates integrated testing activities.
• Reviews and evaluates test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.
• Performs technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations.
• Develop, plan and execute Test & Integration plans, as well as Audit Reviews.
• Use and/or application of technical principles, theories, and concepts. Demonstrates the skill and ability to perform professional tasks.
• Perform Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) using CAMEO & DOORS SW.
• Lead/Mentor a team through System Test planning/execution in an Agile environment.

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Engineer Systems Test: Bachelors in Science with 5 years of experience, Masters with 3 years of experience or PhD with 1 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Sr. Principal Engineer Systems Test: Bachelors of Science with 8 years of experience, Masters with 6 years of experience or PhD with 4 year of experience. An additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance, received or adjudicated in the last 6 years.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• US Citizenship with an Active Top-Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.
• Familiarity with product integration, regression, and verification testing.
• Knowledge of system integration and test principles.
• Experience developing Test Plans and Test Procedures.
• Previous test experience at any level of build (unit, element, segment, etc.)
• Experience performing in a Systems/Systems Test Engineering or related technical discipline and understanding of systems engineering principles and processes which include test requirements, test plan development and integration testing.
• Knowledge of System Integration and Test Principles.
• Experience with Department of Defense Architecture Framework (DoDAF) standards and methods.
• Experience with Automated Test Tools i.e. IBM ELM Jazz or MATLAB Scripting.
• Experience operating in an Agile environment using any of the Atlassian software tool sets (JIRA, CONFLUENCE, etc).
• Experience with instrumentation, data acquisition, and data review including post-test data analysis.
• Proficiency in DOORS and Cameo.
• Product Owner (PO) certification/experience - SAFE or Scrum Alliance.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Work Schedule

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $111,700.00 - $167,500.00

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel

Travel 10% of the time.

Clearance

Clearance required at start: Yes. Clearance type: Secret.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit our EEO page. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.