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Northrop Grumman · 8 hours ago

Staff Engineer Software Quality - 4803-1 - R10221288

Northrop Grumman is a leading defense contractor, seeking a Staff Software Quality Assurance Engineer to support the Sentinel program. The role involves overseeing software quality assurance in a fast-paced Agile/SAFe environment, ensuring quality is integrated into the development, testing, and release of software deliverables.
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Responsibilities

Ensure the development and implementation of robust Software Quality plans, documents, checklists, and training materials
Provide senior technical oversight for problem resolution activities, root cause analysis, and preventive/corrective action implementation
Work within multiple security classifications with team members located at multiple sites
Support development of software metrics
Support status reporting/meetings/presentations
Support Peer Reviews of artifacts for engineering release
Support dispositioning of Non-Conformance candidates
Work as a specific Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the SQA team

Qualification

Software Quality AssuranceAgile/SAFe environmentSoftware Development Life CycleJiraConfluenceCameoDOORSGitlabC++JavaPythonEffective communication

Required

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and a minimum of 12 years of related experience or a Master's degree in STEM and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience or 8 years with a Ph.D
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Recent experience working within a large Agile/SAFE software program as a Software Product Owner or Software Project Manager
Full understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the processes, plans, standards, industry practices and tools required of a mission-critical program
Experience working within an Agile/SAFe environment (fast-paced/incremental development/delivery) with focus on first time quality
Experience with Jira, Confluence, Cameo, DOORS, Gitlab, and static analysis tools

Preferred

Experience in Missile Systems/Sub-Systems design, construction, or sustainment
Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for a large program/supplier-base
Experience in Peer Reviews and Code Reviews
Experience in software build testing, qualification, and Integration and Test
Able to read and understand Software Code (C++, Java, Python, etc.)

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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