Principal Engineer Software Mission Assurance (Space/Satellite Systems)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

Software Mission Assurance is a unique function within the Tactical Space Systems, working on spacecraft programs, highly interactive with multiple subsystems, and knowledgeable of the overall spacecraft software development life-cycle process related to software planning, design, implementation, verification, validation, acceptance and delivery. To be successful in this role, you should have a strong understanding of the Agile software life cycle, software and firmware industry process, product compliance audits and non-conformance system, and a detail oriented approach to identify and capture noncompliance and risks throughout the software’s development life cycle and maintenance. Excellent people and technical skills are required to coordinate with various subsystems, conduct compliance analysis and audits, implement corrective actions, and interact with management, customers and subcontractors.

Note: This is not a software tester position.

In this role you will:

• Derive software assurance requirements from standards, contract requirements, statement of work, processes and program plans. Develop Software Mission Assurance Plan, and implement tasks per the plan
• Participate in agile life cycle, product line development supporting a wide variety of Class A to Class D customers
• Participate in sprint planning and backlog refinement ensuring team's acceptance criteria for stories and tasks is appropriate and being met as planned
• Ensure build and verification testing of new features being added every sprint, as well as full regression testing for all previously implemented functionality in every sprint is performed per plans
• Be a member of the Software Configuration Control Boards, review software changes and approved implementation using related software problem tracking tools (e.g. TRAC, Razor, Jira, etc.)
• Witness software verification testing, software patches and software qualification to ensure compliance to requirements and procedures
• Participate in product peer review and approved product for configuration control and release before products are made available for internal or external customers
• Assist in collecting status reports and metrics. Provide weekly and monthly status to the management
• Perform process and product audits ensuring compliance to established standards
• Identify process and product non-conformances, determine root cause and support implement corrective and preventive action
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical topics to management and non-technical audiences

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree)
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• TS/SCI clearance
• Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
• Problem solving with ability to prioritize work load and ensure timely completion of assignments
• Strong analytical skills with computer software proficiency
• Ability to work under tight deadlines, ensure that requirements are met, and follow processes
• Exceptional customer responsiveness
• Capable of working on multiple levels of compliance requirements
• Work well under pressure and adapt well to unplanned tasks
• Ability and willingness to continuously learn and implement new processes
• Dedicated to teamwork and able to work well in a team environment

Gilbert AZ salary range: $95.000-$132,000

Dulles VA salary range: $110,000-$155,000

Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $155,000.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.