Systems Integration & Test Engineer (SCI) - Level 3/4

Northrop Grumman; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 103,600 - 155,400; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Aurora, CO is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer at Level 3/4 to lead integration and test activities for complex software baselines in DoD environments.

The role requires SCI clearance, experience with Jira/Confluence, Windows/ Linux, test planning, and collaboration with software developers and mission partners. On-site only; relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application.
• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's; 4 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to utilize and manage tools such as Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing.
• Key Skills for Writing Test Procedure Documentation.
• Familiar with both Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, procedures, and posttest reports, including functional testing and checkout.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and regression-test new software baselines in operational environments, troubleshooting installation and integration issues using tools such as GitLab, Rancher, Kubernetes, and Nexus.
• Maintain clear installation, integration, and test documentation in Confluence to support team-wide knowledge sharing.
• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive integration, regression, and system test plans, procedures, and schedules, accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Review and evaluate system and subsystem requirements for testability; synthesize customer contractual needs into test solutions and ensure completeness of the overall test program.
• Perform peer reviews of test procedures, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Version Description Documents (VDDs), Ground Change Requests (GCRs), and related engineering artifacts.
• Coordinate integrated and end-to-end testing activities with software developers, systems engineers, and external mission partners.
• Analyze test results and system performance; prepare formal test reports and system-level evaluations that verify and validate requirements.
• Author comprehensive discrepancy/defect reports in JIRA, assist in investigating and resolving issues, and develop troubleshooting procedures and workaround documentation.
• Work independently with minimal direction while maintaining strong organization and attention to detail in all integration and test activities.

Skills

Jira & Confluence

Windows & Linux

Test planning & execution

Documentation (Confluence)

Problem analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

GitLab

Rancher

Kubernetes

Nexus

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Aurora, CO is seeking a Systems Integration Engineer at Level 3/4 to lead integration and test activities for complex software baselines in DoD environments.

The role requires SCI clearance, experience with Jira/Confluence, Windows/ Linux, test planning, and collaboration with software developers and mission partners. On-site only; relocation assistance may be available.