Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Automated Testing (*Active TS/SCI & adj poly required)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector, is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology.  Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our team in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) to support a Ground program. 

The successful candidate is expected to operate with oversight in a dynamic environment and to be highly self-motivated. The individual is expected to handle diverse assignments, including writing tests and assisting with test design, finding unique solutions, and working in a very collaborative and fast-paced environment that continues to grow.  

Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:     

• Create the automated testing environment and scripts.

• Work with the various systems/software elements to verify drivers.

• Onboard the SEIT and SW teams with Gherkin style and Zephyr.

• Function with agile principles to execute efficiently in an environment of continuous feedback.

• 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 systems/software standards are met.

This position may be located at either our Morrisville North Carolina, or our Fairfax Virginia locations. (Compensation varies per location)

This position requires being onsite and does not support remote or hybrid work. 

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal level (level 3) or a Senior Principal level (level 4), depending on the candidate’s experience as laid out in the basic qualifications detailed below as well as the interview assessment.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance AND a favorably adjudicated polygraph at time of application

• Must have a completed STEM degree [a degree in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics]

  • Level 3 (Principal):

    • 5 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

    • 3 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)

    • 1 Year of relevant experience with a completed PhD (STEM)

  • Level 4 (Sr Principal):

    • 8 Years of relevant experience with a completed Bachelor's (STEM)

    • 6 Years of relevant experience with a completed Masters's (STEM)

    • 4 Years of relevant experience with a completed PhD (STEM)

• Must have experience on all of the below:

  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills

  • Experience with Py