Principal Engineer Test

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

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.

No matter the assignment, Northrop Grumman is committed to being a leader in Cyber, Logistics and Modernization, Autonomous Systems, C4ISR, and Strike.  For us, it’s about more than just performing.  It means realizing the values that define us:  responsibility, trust, integrity and protecting freedom worldwide.  These values inspire and unite our people- who make everything we do possible.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Test Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located on-site at Schriever Space Force Base, CO. Relocation assistance is not available.

Position Overview:

The selected Principal Test Engineer will support the Missile Defense Space Warning Tool (MDST) product line of the DE Task Order on the Specialized Warfighter Development Contract (SWDC).  This position requires a test engineer to support the development of modeling and simulation of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) systems. This includes designing, testing, analyzing, benchmarking, validation and verification, documenting, and integrating simulation products for the MDST organization.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Testing new capabilities, documenting new features, and analyzing simulation performance
• Working with the product and development teams, as well as external users and customers to determine acceptance criteria for new feature
• Supporting the modeling and simulation of missile defense systems
• Supporting agile software team within the context of a larger team
• Supporting the development of simulation and software architectures
• Interfacing with MDST customers and presenting technical briefings to MDST stakeholders
• Researching technical details related to various missile defense systems to better support model creation and enhancement

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience
• Must have an active U.S. Government security clearance at the DoD secret level
• Self-starter with ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Strong, written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills to collaborate effectively with technical teams and customer personnel
• Familiarity with Agile software development practices
• Understanding of software development and Linux platforms
• Experience with both C++ and Java source code
• Experience in modeling and simulation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge/experience in SQL queries
• Experience with OPIR system simulat