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Northrop Grumman
Principal Software Engineer - Software Test
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What they do
An Embedded Software Engineer designs or improves the embedded computer software that supports specialized hardware for certain products, devices or systems. Oversees the entire software development process. Analyzes customer or user needs, designs programs, writes code or instructs computer programmers, tests design, and documents programs. May assist with upgrades or maintenance.
$125,831 / year median in North Dakota
+5% projected growth
Job Description
Job Requirements Grand Forks, ND Secret Polygraph Unspecified Career Level not specified $98,400
- $171,000 Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START
YesCLEARANCE 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. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Software Engineer
- Test to join our team on site in San Diego, California or Grand Forks, North Dakota with a partial hybrid schedule. Candidates will work on software supporting various systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle including design, development and test . Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Analyze requirements allocated to computer software configuration items (CSCI).
- Design, development, maintenance and execution of automated software tests for qualification of embedded software products
- Work with software developers and other engineers, as needed, to help diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
- Demonstrated Professional Experience with Agile Framework within the last 3 years.
- Experience with the full SW Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Demonstrated Professional Experience Implementing software and scripts in one or more Object Oriented Programming languages:
C/C++, C
#, OR Java, AND Python within the last 3 years.- Demonstrated Professional Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, AND/OR Jenkins within the last 3 years.
- Demonstrated Professional Experience with Testing Methodologies, Frameworks, and Automated Testing using: GoogleTest, TestComplete, Cucumber, Atlas, Eggplant Automation, Unit Test Factory, ATF (Automated Test Framework), Robot or similar within the last 3 years.
- Demonstrated Professional Experience with developing, integrating, and/or Testing on multi-threaded SW used for one of the following real-time applications: flight critical SW, Safety critical SW, medical SW, or mission critical SW
- Demonstrated Professional Experience Architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody or Cameo), Implementing, Maintaining, Integrating, Debugging, Verifying and Qualifying Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software OR Command & Control Software written in OO C++ running on Real-Time Operating Systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux within the last 3 years.
- Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, software developers, and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex SW systems.
- Active U.
Government Secret Clearance Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Electrical Engineering.
- Differentiating characteristics include demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, strong time management, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Recent Demonstrated Professional Experience with DOORs AND/OR Software Requirement Specification Testing using Simulators, automated scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, QSA/QT AND/OR Bash.
Primary Level Salary Range:
$98,400.00- $171,000.