Sentinel - Principal / Systems Test Engineer - 18417*

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Roy (UT); On-site; USD 72,000 - 134,000; 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 Defense Systems in Roy, UT, seeks a Systems Test Engineer / Principal Systems Test Engineer to join the Sentinel GBSD program. The role focuses on requirement derivation, verification planning, and test execution to ensure program success. The position offers a 9/80 schedule, relocation assistance may be available, and requires U.S.

citizenship with an active Secret clearance or higher. You’ll work on complex, mission-critical systems with advanced MBSE tools and RF/Comms test

Qualifications

• Requires 2 years with a Bachelor's in STEM or 0 years with a Master's for System Test Engineer level.
• US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher and SAP certification eligibility.
• 1+ year of experience in developing test plans and procedures.
• Solid understanding of systems engineering principles and requirements decomposition.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize customer needs into test solutions considering schedule and cost constraints.
• Develop and direct comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for subsystems.
• Coordinate integrated testing activities across teams.
• Support development of the Integrated Test Plan (ITP) for CS segment.
• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness.

Skills

Test plans

Verification

Systems engineering

Requirements decomposition

Synthesis

JIRA

Confluence

RF/Comms test planning

EMI/E3 testing

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD considered

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

MBSE

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Test Engineer / Principal Systems Test Engineer . This position will be located in Roy, UT and it will support the Sentinel – Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get To Do:

The selected engineer will be responsible for multiple tasks supporting requirement derivation and verification planning for the Command Systems (CS) Integration and Test Team. The engineer will be responsible for performing tasks dealing with requirement decomposition, compliance tracking, and verification planning and verification execution. This will also include:

• Synthesizing customer contractual needs and requirements into test solutions that acknowledges technical schedule and cost constraints.

• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for subsystem components.

• Coordinate integrated testing activities.

• Support development of the program Integrated Test Plan (ITP) for the CS segment.

• Review and evaluate test requirements to ensure completeness of test program.

• Perform technical analysis of complete systems and prepare comprehensive system level evaluations.

Basic Qualifications

This requisition may be filled at either the Systems Test Engineer level (T-02) or Principal Systems Test Engineer level (T-03).

System Test Engineer:

• 2 Years with Bachelors in STEM; 0 Years with Masters.

• US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

• 1+ year of demonstrated experience in developing test plans and procedures.

• Understanding of systems engineering principles and processes, requirements decomposition and allocation, design and analysis.

Principal System Test Engineer:

• 5 Years with Bachelors in STEM; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• US Citizenship with an Active Secret Clearance or higher (awarded within the past 6 years) with the ability to receive a Special Access Program (SAP) certification.

• 2+ years of demonstrated experience in developing test plans and procedures.

• Understanding of systems engineering principles and processes, requirements decomposition and allocation, design and analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree or higher in a Science, technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) field of study.

• 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.

• Experience with developing an Integrated Test Plan (ITP).

• Demonstrated experience in RF/Comms test planning and execution.

• Demonstrated experience in EMI/E3 test planning and execution.

• Demonstrated knowledge/experience with AF Test Directive 99-103, or equivalent.

• Demonstrated knowledge/experience with Model Based System Engineering principles, CAMEO, and DOORS.

• Experience with ICBMs (MM, PK, Small Missile) or DOD programs.

• Experience with JIRA and Confluence.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

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.

#Sentinelintandtest

Primary Level Salary Range: $72,100.00 - $108,100.00

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

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Engineering