ENGINEER SOFTWARE 2
HIIAbout the role
Req ID: 47546
Team: E44 NTWK/COMM/AUTO
Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding
US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes
Full-Time
Shift: 1st
Relocation: Relocation assistance will be available
Virtual/Telework Opportunity: No - Not eligible for telework
Travel Requirements: Yes, 10%-25% of the time
Clearance Required: No - Clearance Not Required to Start
Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $101,000.00
The anticipated salary range represents the estimated base pay for this role. Final compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors, and may vary from the posted range
Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding
With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. We collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.
The Role
Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Ensures software standards are met.
The candidate selected for this position will serve as software engineer in test for the SwCoE Test Team. In addition to supporting software verification and test automation, the candidate may also participate in requirements engineering and systems engineering activities to support broader project needs.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant exempt experience;
Master’s Degree and 0 year of relevant professional experience
Nice to Have
The candidate for this role will be responsible for reviewing/analyzing software requirements, designing test cases to verify software implementation, develop test specfications, execute software procedures, reporting software issues, making recommendations to improve internal processes, building automated testing processes, set up, maintaining, and operating test automation frameworks, performing test automation, develop software applications, and collaborating with other software test engineers and stakeholders. The candidate engages in all aspects of the software development life cycle for shipboard network-based automation systems, including support for the planning, requirements, development, testing, quality, and configuration management of software specifically for advanced US Navy shipboard systems. This position initial and main focus is to support software manual testing for shipboard systems and support test automation, and new technologies (GenAI) for our test strategy.
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software testing philosophies and have a technical emphasis in software testing, electrical, instrumentation, controls, networks, cyber, and automation.
• A deep understanding of the software test lifecycle, test automation, and both traditional and agile project management.
• Experience with Industry Standards for Software and Software Testing.
• Proven Technical Knowledge on Test Design, Test Techniques, and requirements analysis.
• An engaging individual who desires to learn complex systems.
• Proactive and responsive engagement with all internal and external customers.
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming Languages such as C++, C#, Python
• Experience with Agile + DevOps
• Experience working with Databases such as MySQL/MS Access
• Experience working with Linux
• Experience with Software Configuration Management tools and processes
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of products, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Good communication skills and
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