Engineer Electrical/Principal Engineer Electrical - R10239025

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Engineer Electrical/Principal Engineer Electrical to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in San Diego, CA.

Join the mission to help deliver mission-ready capability by advancing automation and applying “Test Like You Fly” discipline in a fast-paced, high-performing Test & Evaluation environment. In this role you will be designing, developing, testing, and debugging software and systems with logical and mathematical solutions while refining automation, analyzing user needs and system capabilities, and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams to ensure software standards are met. In this role you will be supporting Test Planning & Execution and T&E Management through test activities, lab integration, and automation, with potential involvement in System Level 3 work such as requirements analysis, procedure development, checkout, formal execution, and continuous maintenance/improvement of Systems Center tasking, and you will also be responsible for creating, updating, and releasing key documentation while communicating effectively up and out as well as down and in to drive first-time quality and engineering rigor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop/Refine automation framework
• Develop and release documentation to include automated components as part of the system design
• Responsible for development and execution of automated and manual test cases to verify system functional requirements
• The ideal candidate is detail oriented, organized, and able to learn challenging concepts quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Developing robust nominal & off-nominal automated test cases centered on improving the user experience
• Work independently on assigned tasks to meet deadlines while managing multiple projects at once
• Flexibility to support weekends, multiple shifts, and off hours.
• The candidate will also be expected to actively seek opportunities for process improvement
• Interface and present test integration and execution results to program and test leadership at pre-and-post-test reviews

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

 

*This position may be filled at either level based on qualifications below*

Basic Qualifications for Engineer Electrical:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Electrical:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 year of related professional/military experience.

Basic Qualifications for Both Levels:

• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

• Proficient writing Python scripts and PowerShell
• Experience with Windows/Linux operating systems & Virtual Machines (VMs)
• Understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile development methodology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security+ certification
• Experience with IBM Rational tool suite (DOORS and Jazz)
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence)
• Experience using software test automation tools/frameworks
• Experience with Java, C++, Python
• Experience working System Test, SW Development and/or Systems Engineering

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

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.