Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 months ago
Principal Software Quality Engineer
United States-Georgia-Warner Robins
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$87K/yr - $130K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading technology company that focuses on revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Principal Software Quality Engineer to support the Integrated Mission Solutions Operating Unit, ensuring compliance with quality management systems and overseeing software development processes.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform process audits of software development processes to assure compliance to established policies, procedures, work instructions, and program specific plans
Review customer, system and software requirements to ensure the flow down of requirements is complete and unambiguous
Interpret customer technical, software, and quality requirements and ensure those requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications, and product documents
Provide technical and process oversight of the full Software and Systems product development lifecycle, including software, system, integration, test, cyber, safety, airworthiness, electrical, and configuration and data management
Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and the establishment of program quality objectives
Participate in contractual reviews and audits, program/IPT meetings, and configuration control board meetings
Collaborate with software engineering and systems engineering functions to ensure quality standards are in place and followed
Peer review software documents to ensure appropriate content and adherence to standards
Witness execution of software qualification and system acceptance tests to ensure tests are executed in accordance with approved test procedures, requirements are fully verified, and that all test procedure and software anomalies are documented and tracked to closure
Support CMMI and AS9100 audit activities and audits quality systems for non-conformance identification and corrective action
Evaluate and ensure software suppliers possess the capability and capacity necessary to execute and deliver procured software with unquestionable quality
Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements
Collect and analyze quality metrics on software activities
Examine the products associated with the preparation and configuration control of software test environments to assess the team’s readiness to enter formal testing
Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements
Analyze and interpret trends and execute improvements on key metrics
Crosstrain in hardware quality
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, another STEM degree or equivalent and at least 5 years of software experience or 3 years with a Master's degree or 0 years with a PhD in one of the above disciplines
Must have knowledge of software development processes including Agile, Waterfall, and Spiral Development processes
Must have knowledge of C, C++, and Java
Must have experience in process and product evaluation
Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools such as DOORs, Jira, Confluence, and BitBucket
Experience in software build testing, qualification, and Integration and Test
Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance
US citizenship required
Preferred
Active Secret Clearance
Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action tools
Excellent written communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Work well under pressure and adapt well to unplanned tasks
Ability and willingness to continuously learn and implement new processes
Dedicated to teamwork and be ability to work well in a team environment
Experience with ISO and AS9100 standards requirements
Demonstrated ability prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines
Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for a large program/supplier-base
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase