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 Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking a highly motivated Software Integration and Test Engineer (Level 2) or a Principal Software Integration and Test Engineer (Level 3) to join our highly qualified and diverse Ground Systems Software Integration and Test team. The ideal candidate will be experienced in reading and understanding requirements and software design documentation to create comprehensive integration tests, have experience in testing frameworks, integration test development, and an understanding of modern development pipelines. Familiarity with Kubernetes environments and automated test reporting is highly desirable.
This position will be at our site in Redondo Beach, CA. Other supported locations include Linthicum, MD, Aurora, CO and Morrisville, NC and requires being on‑site only – no remote or hybrid work.
This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.
Key Responsibilities
Analyze requirements and software designs to create effective integration test cases
Perform integration and troubleshooting of software components
Develop and execute software tests using established testing frameworks
Collaborate with software developers to enhance test coverage and improve software quality
Leverage Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) pipelines to automate testing processes
Generate detailed reports from automated test results within CI/CD pipelines
This position is contingent upon successful capture of program award(s), acquisition and retention of customer or business funding, and holding of final security clearances prior to start date.
Basic Qualifications
Software Integration and Test Engineer (Level 2): 2 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science degree; 0 Years with Masters
Principal Software Integration and Test Engineer (Level 3): 5 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science degree; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
Active SSBI required at the time of application with the ability to obtain SCI prior to start
Familiar with software life cycle development principles and processes
Experience in software integration and testing with the ability to translate requirements and design documents into test cases
Experience with modern Automated Testing Frameworks such as Robot, PyTest, JUnit, or similar
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of CI/CD processes and pipeline automation
Experience testing applications in Kubernetes environments
Experience generating automated test reports through pipelines
Experience in Agile methodologies
Experience with Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
Experience with Gitlab
Experience in formal software qualification/requirements verification testing
This position is contingent upon successful capture of program award(s), acquisition and retention of customer or business funding, and holding of final security clearances prior to start date.
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