Systems Integration & Test Engineer - Level 3/4

Relocation assistance may be available. An active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance is required for start. Travel is required, approximately 10% of the time.

About the role

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. The Eastern Region Systems Engineering organization within Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences.

Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. This position requires being onsite in Fairfax, VA and does not support remote or hybrid work.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and regression-test new software baselines in operational environments, troubleshooting installation and integration issues using tools such as GitLab, Rancher, Kubernetes, and Nexus.
• Maintain clear installation, integration, and test documentation in Confluence to support team-wide knowledge sharing.
• Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive integration, regression, and system test plans, procedures, and schedules, accounting for technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Review and evaluate system and subsystem requirements for testability; synthesize customer contractual needs into test solutions and ensure completeness of the overall test program.
• Perform peer reviews of test procedures, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Version Description Documents (VDDs), Ground Change Requests (GCRs), and related engineering artifacts.
• Coordinate integrated and end-to-end testing activities with software developers, systems engineers, and external mission partners.
• Analyze test results and system performance; prepare formal test reports and system-level evaluations that verify and validate requirements.
• Author comprehensive discrepancy/defect reports in JIRA, assist in investigating and resolving issues, and develop troubleshooting procedures and workaround documentation.
• Work independently with minimal direction while maintaining strong organization and attention to detail in all integration and test activities.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications for Level 3

• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application and willingness to sit for a polygraph examination up to the Full Scope level.
• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree; 1 year of relevant experience with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to utilize and manage tools such as Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing.
• Key skills for writing test procedure documentation.
• Familiar with both Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, procedures, and posttest reports, including functional testing and checkout.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems.

Basic Qualifications for Level 4

• Active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance at the time of application and willingness to sit for a polygraph examination up to the Full Scope level.
• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Ability to utilize and manage tools such as Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence), Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Word).
• Experience with Factory Acceptance Testing and Site Acceptance Testing.
• Key skills for writing test procedure documentation.
• Familiar with both Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, procedures, and posttest reports, including functional testing and checkout.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot anomalous behavior in hardware and software systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of Docker concepts with use of Kubernetes clusters and Rancher.
• Experience with Helm/Helmfile.
• Use of Git for source code management.
• Ability to provide E2 support by fielding calls from operations, deployment, and external mission partners for system operational issues. Rapidly resolve any issues that arise and escalate to support personnel, such as System Administrators or RF engineers, if needed.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.