Space Principal/Sr. Principal Test Automation Engineer (Up to $15k in sign-on bonus for eligible candidates!)

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

Payload and Ground Systems Division of the Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an experienced Test Automation Software Engineer to be responsible for design, development, and maintenance of various test automation tools for our space payload products.

Responsibilities for a Test Automation Engineer include test software development and deployment, testing and troubleshooting of the test environment, reading error logs, and coordinate corrective actions with the product development team.  Additional responsibilities may include an understanding of test plans, test procedures, test automation, test reports, and execution of integration test activities in System Integration Labs (SILs) or offsite locations.

Some examples of test software that you will be designing include factory test scripts for individual RF and digital circuit cards, design verification test (DVT) scripts for individual cards and integrated payloads, peripheral component emulators and simulators, data processing and visualization scripts.

We are interested in highly motivated candidates that enjoy working independently in a fast-paced engineering lab environment.

This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

The position requires candidates to be able to obtain and maintain DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance which requires United States Citizenship.

Up to $15k sign on bonus for qualified candidates ($10k for Active/Current TS/SCI with additional $5k for poly)

Required Qualifications:

• For Principal Level: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience OR Master's degree and minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• For Sr. Principal Level: Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 9 years of relevant professional work experience OR Master's degree and minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
• Extensive experience developing test automation scripts in Python
• Experience developing test scripts to interface with RF test equipment
• Working knowledge of Robot Framework
• Working knowledge of source control tools
• Experience developing in a hybrid Linux/Windows environment
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI, which requires U.S. Citizenship
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active or Current Top Secret clearance with SCI
• Developing of test GUIs in Python or C++
• Working knowledge of C/C++
• Experience developing design verification tests for RF systems based on system requirements
• Experience analyzing test data and generating system test reports
• Working knowledge of requirements management tools (DOORs, Jama, etc)
• Working knowledge of Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

Salary Range: $90,600.00 - $136,000.00Salary Range 2: $112,300.00 - $168,500.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.