Northrop Grumman · 3 days ago

Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Software

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$93K/yr - $139K/yr

9+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Perform process audits of software development processes to assure compliance to policies, both onsite and at supplier sites

Review Customer, Systems and Software requirements to ensure the flow down of requirements is complete and unambiguous

Participate in contractual reviews and audits, program meetings, and configuration control board meetings

Examine the products associated with the preparation and configuration control of software test environments to assess the team’s readiness to enter formal testing

Collect and analyze quality metrics on software activities

Peer review software documents to ensure appropriate content and adherence to standards

Interpret customer technical, systems, software, and quality requirements and ensure those requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications, and product documents

Ensure compliance with contract, program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements

Provide oversight in discrepancy review and software failure investigations as well as cause and corrective action determinations. Analyze and interpret trends and execute improvements on key metrics.

Facilitate thorough root cause analysis on deficiencies and ensure appropriate corrective actions are developed and implemented in a timely manner

Monitor execution of formal software tests to ensure tests are executed in accordance with approved test procedures, requirements are fully verified, and that all test procedures and software anomalies are documented and tracked to closure

Qualification

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Software EngineeringProblem Tracking ToolsAgile Life CyclesISO standardsAS9100 standardsRoot CauseCorrective Action toolsImplement new processes written communicationInterpersonal skills analyticalProblem-solvingWork well under pressureAdapt well to unplanned tasksDedicated to teamwork

Required

5 Years with Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, other STEM degree or equivalent; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD. Experience coding in Java, C++, or Python

Understanding of software engineering principles, practices, and theories

Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools such as DOORs, Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket

Knowledge of waterfall, spiral, or Agile life cycles

Active in-scope Secret Clearance with ability to acquire and maintain Special Program Access