Top Secret Software Quality Engineer – Principal

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO for vacation and personal time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Woodland Hills, CA, is seeking a Principal Engineer Software Quality or Sr. Principal Engineer Software Quality for an on-site role.

The candidate will develop and oversee quality plans for software and materials, collaborating with program and engineering teams to meet quality objectives. Required: STEM degree with 5+ years (or 3+ with a Master’s), experience with Agile/Waterfall/Spiral, and a Top‑Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM with ≥5 years software integration experience.
• Master's degree with ≥3 years experience is acceptable.
• Experience with Agile, Waterfall, or Spiral development.
• Experience collecting software data and metrics for reporting.
• Active Top‑Secret clearance and US citizenship are required.
• Experience with scripting languages, Linux, Git, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality plans for software and materials.
• Collaborate with program management on quality objectives.
• Work with Engineering to ensure quality standards are followed.
• Assist with verification and validation testing of software and systems.
• Support audits and identify non-conformances with corrective action.
• Help collect and report software metrics.

Skills

Bash scripting

Python scripting

Agile / DevSecOps mindset

Software metrics reporting

Education

B.S. in Engineering or STEM field

M.S. in Engineering or STEM field

Tools

Git

Linux

MS Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Woodland Hills, CA, is seeking a Principal Engineer Software Quality or Sr. Principal Engineer Software Quality for an on-site role.

The candidate will develop and oversee quality plans for software and materials, collaborating with program and engineering teams to meet quality objectives. Required: STEM degree with 5+ years (or 3+ with a Master’s), experience with Agile/Waterfall/Spiral, and a Top‑Secret clearance.