RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is searching for Test Engineers and Principal Test Engineers to join the Global C2 Solutions Business Unit in support of our programs in Huntsville, AL. This position will support the IBCS Product Line Continuous Test Team and perform functional testing of software.

Job Duties:

Designs, develops, and implements testing methods and equipment. Plans and arranges the labor, schedules, and equipment required for testing and evaluating standard and special devices. Provides test area with parameters for sample testing and specifies tests to be performed. Compiles data and defines changes required in testing equipment, testing procedures, manufacturing processes, or new testing requirements. Responsible for testing all customer samples and for special tests that cannot be performed in the test area.

Basic Qualifications:

Engineer Test: 2 Years experience with Bachelor’s Degree, 0 Years with MastersPrincipal Engineer Test: 5 Years experience with Bachelor’s Degree, 3 Years with Masters, 0 years with PhDActive Secret Security ClearanceExperience in performing test planning, monitoring, test integration, software installs, and test executionExperience with automated testingExperience in Agile Development and Scrum Team environmentExperience creating technical documents, test plans/procedures, analyzing results and creating reportsExperience testing SW for performance and functionality based on requirement specification and ability to identify and document exact sequence of activities desired

Preferred Qualifications:

IBCS knowledge highly desiredExperience in Linux environmentWindows/Linux or Networking certification desired (i.e. Linux+, MSCE, CCNA)Security+ certification highly desiredDemonstrated skills performing moderately complex test related tasksSystem/Software/Hardware testing experiencePrior experience integrating Software and System componentsWorking knowledge and/or test experience with Army Air and Missile Defense Systems

Salary Range: $77,600.00 - $116,400.00Salary Range 2: $95,800.00 - $143,600.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.