Northrop Grumman
Software Quality Engineer/ Principal Software Quality Engineer - R10209583
Northrop Grumman, San Diego, California, United States, 92189
Overview
Software Quality Engineer/ Principal Software Quality Engineer - R10209583 Location: Rancho Bernardo, CA. Telecommute/remote is not an option for this position. This position follows a 9/80 work week to allow employees every other Friday off. Relocation assistance may be available. Top Secret clearance required or ability to obtain Program Access. Responsibilities
Perform process audits of software development processes to assure compliance to established policies, procedures, work instructions, and program specific plans. Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation plans to assist program activities for processing software and materials into partially finished or finished products. 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. 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. Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Assist Software Engineering in collecting and reporting metrics. Cross-trained in the hardware quality engineer positions in the department. Basic Qualifications – Software Quality Engineer
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 2 years of relevant software development integration work experience OR master’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 0 years of relevant software development and integration work experience. Demonstrated knowledge of Agile software development process. Demonstrated knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python. Demonstrated experience in the collection of software data and metrics for reporting. Demonstrated experience in process and product evaluation. Current Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain Program Access. Basic Qualifications – Principal Software Quality Engineer
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 5 years of relevant software development integration work experience OR master’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 3 years of relevant software development and integration work experience. Demonstrated knowledge of software development processes including Agile, Waterfall, and Spiral Development processes. Demonstrated knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python. Demonstrated experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting. Demonstrated experience in process and product evaluation. Current Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain Program Access. Preferred Qualifications
Active Top-Secret Clearance with Program Access. Experience in a Software Engineering environment in an engineering capacity, work plan review, manufacturing readiness review, and root cause/corrective action analysis. Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence. Certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies. Ability to work independently with all levels of management to identify solutions to complex problems. Experience with software code review and openness to learning different software tools. Compensation & Benefits
Primary Level Salary Range: $81,300.00 – $121,900.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $100,300.00 – $150,500.00 The salary range is a general guideline; base salary offers consider scope, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses may apply. Long Term Incentives may be available for VP/Director roles. Benefits include health, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays and paid time off. Equal Opportunity
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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Software Quality Engineer/ Principal Software Quality Engineer - R10209583 Location: Rancho Bernardo, CA. Telecommute/remote is not an option for this position. This position follows a 9/80 work week to allow employees every other Friday off. Relocation assistance may be available. Top Secret clearance required or ability to obtain Program Access. Responsibilities
Perform process audits of software development processes to assure compliance to established policies, procedures, work instructions, and program specific plans. Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation plans to assist program activities for processing software and materials into partially finished or finished products. 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. 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. Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Assist Software Engineering in collecting and reporting metrics. Cross-trained in the hardware quality engineer positions in the department. Basic Qualifications – Software Quality Engineer
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 2 years of relevant software development integration work experience OR master’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 0 years of relevant software development and integration work experience. Demonstrated knowledge of Agile software development process. Demonstrated knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python. Demonstrated experience in the collection of software data and metrics for reporting. Demonstrated experience in process and product evaluation. Current Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain Program Access. Basic Qualifications – Principal Software Quality Engineer
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 5 years of relevant software development integration work experience OR master’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 3 years of relevant software development and integration work experience. Demonstrated knowledge of software development processes including Agile, Waterfall, and Spiral Development processes. Demonstrated knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python. Demonstrated experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting. Demonstrated experience in process and product evaluation. Current Top-Secret clearance with ability to obtain Program Access. Preferred Qualifications
Active Top-Secret Clearance with Program Access. Experience in a Software Engineering environment in an engineering capacity, work plan review, manufacturing readiness review, and root cause/corrective action analysis. Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence. Certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies. Ability to work independently with all levels of management to identify solutions to complex problems. Experience with software code review and openness to learning different software tools. Compensation & Benefits
Primary Level Salary Range: $81,300.00 – $121,900.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $100,300.00 – $150,500.00 The salary range is a general guideline; base salary offers consider scope, responsibilities, candidate experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses may apply. Long Term Incentives may be available for VP/Director roles. Benefits include health, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays and paid time off. Equal Opportunity
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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