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Requisition ID: R10175326

• Category: Engineering
• Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: Days (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Positions Available: 2

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 Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Engineer Software – SW Applications Test Eng (RA) (24-396 & 24-397) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.
As member of the Regional Applications Agile Release Train (ART) of the Missile Defense National Team for Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) (aka C2BMC NT), this position will participate in software design and peer reviews, develop test specifications and infrastructure, execute manual and automated test and perform analysis of C2BMC implementation in an integrated environment or to test specific capabilities for interfaces or infrastructure in support of operations (e.g., Internal Messaging, control and monitoring, message and display recording and playback, failover processing).

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate lab resources, test results, and verification status with the C2BMC program and customers.
• Occasional Travel between Colorado Springs facilities/sites and Huntsville, AL, is expected.
• Possess experience testing and evaluating a software-intensive system in various test environments/venues, utilizing Agile development.
• Requires a strong, self-starting individual capable of diving into problems with assistance from other test engineers and software developers.
• Candidate experience should include: 
• use of DoD test methodologies
• Functional capability-related test/analysis planning and execution
• Planning and execution of test data collection

• Test data analysis and reporting.

• The analysis experience should involve characterizing system, software, or component performance using quantitative methods, reporting the characterization to subsequent users, and contributing to performance assessment by program system engineers. This experience may come from independent efforts and/or from participation within test teams.

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• An active Secret clearance is required to start.
• 5 years’ experience with a bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field; 3 years’ experience with a master’s degree in engineering, computer science, mathematics or a related field .
• Test knowledge and experience
• Experience with an Agile development process.
• Automated testing for requirement verification and performance assessment Requirement and verification analysis.
• Conducting post-processing and analysis of collected data.
• Development of action plans based upon analysis of data.
• Documenting software deficiency reports.
• Presenting analysis results and action plans orally and/or in written format (e.g., slides, annotated slides, test report document).
• Must possess strong verbal/written communication skills, enabling them to work effectively in a small technical team environment and to accurately represent test perspectives to C2BMC systems engineers and architects, software designers, other testers, and test support personnel, the Government customers, and personnel in other MDA programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA) is highly desired.
• Experience in a DevSecOps environment is extremely desired.
• A master’s degree is highly desired.

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family. Your benefits will include the following:

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

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Additional Northrop Grumman Information:

Salary Range: $102,400 - $153,600

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.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.