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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Principal Engineer Software

United States-Florida-Melbourne Posted today $98,400

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About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: No 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. Northrop Grumman is seeking Software Quality engineers. This position will be located on-site at our Aeronautics Systems Sector Melbourne, FL location. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Assurance organization. The selected candidate will develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems for software, test lab, and firmware products. Other duties include: • Collaborate with engineering and test functions to ensure quality standards are in place and followed. • Verify and validate software/firmware products and test equipment. • Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. • Reviews software design, change specifications, and plans against contractual and/or process requirements. Reviews include applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies. Performs or directs verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability. • Audit internal and software/firmware supplier quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. • Participate in the root cause analysis process including ensuring that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. • Ensure that project and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contract. • May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, and/or research and development as they apply to systems and software product or process quality. • May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies. • This requisition may be filled as an Principal Engineer Software Quality or Principal Engineer Software Basic Qualifications: • Completed their bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution • Majored in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or other related STEM degree • Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) • Final approved U.S. Government interim Top Secret security clearance to start Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with multiple coding languages • Experience with AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) • Experience with software or systems requirements testing • Experience with Agile development • Previous work experience • Demonstrated leadership and teamwork experience • Involvement in professional engineering organizations, or other extracurriculars • Active US Top Secret

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