Space-Systems Software Test Engineer (Top Secret)

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 91,800 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Software Test Engineer to verify and validate mission‑critical satellite ground software. You will develop and execute automated tests, collaborate with software, systems, and mission operations teams, and support demonstrations and operational events.

The role requires building robust test frameworks, CI integration, and experience with automated testing in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 2 years of professional experience, or Master’s degree (or PhD with one year).
• Active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application.
• Understanding software development, including C, Python, and Bash scripting.
• Experience designing or executing automated software tests (framework design, CI integration, regression suites).

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and maintain automated software tests for a mission‑critical satellite ground system.
• Verify software functionality against requirements using simulated mission environments.
• Design and implement automated feature, capability, regression, and end‑to‑end system test suites.
• Help expand and modernize automated test frameworks to improve software quality, test coverage, and CI/CT.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across the lifecycle.
• Support customer demonstrations and mission events by ensuring the ground system is verified and ready.
• Develop tools/scripts to streamline verification, automation, and test execution.
• Investigate, document, and resolve defects identified during integration and verification.
• Participate in Agile software development activities.

Skills

C

Python

Bash scripting

Automated testing

CI/CD pipelines

Git-based version control

DevSecOps

Space operations understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

PhD in STEM

Tools

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

TestComplete

PyTest

Google Test (gTest)

Robot Framework

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Software Test Engineer to verify and validate mission‑critical satellite ground software. You will develop and execute automated tests, collaborate with software, systems, and mission operations teams, and support demonstrations and operational events.

The role requires building robust test frameworks, CI integration, and experience with automated testing in a regulated environment.