Engineer Systems Test - TS/SSBI

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Morrisville
Posted on: April 3, 2021

Job Description:

Category: EngineeringLocation: Morrisville, North CarolinaUS Citizenship Required for this Position: YesClearance Type: SSBITelecommute: No -Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st ShiftTravel Required: Yes, 10 % of the TimePositions Available: 1The Space Systems Sector is seeking an experienced Test Engineer to join the AMMOLITE Ground Segment team. The ideal candidate must have the ability to understand, define, and develop test procedures validating ground system specifications, interfaces, processing platforms, and virtualized compute infrastructure requirements.Candidates shall synthesize customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledges technical, schedule and cost constraints. Develop and direct preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for completing systems. Coordinates integrated testing activities. Reviews and evaluates test requirements to insure completeness of test program. Performs technical analysis of complete systems and prepares comprehensive system level evaluations as needed.He or she may be responsible for assisting with developing and configuring ground software operation baselines - to include scripts, mission templates, command & command / mission management database baselines, and developing Space-Ground ICDs. In addition, responsibilities may include coordinating and conducting system engineering activities (e.g. SRR, SDR, PDR, CDR, etc.) and other ground segment support activities. System engineering product deliveries include: Interface Control Documents (ICDs), trade study reports (TSRs), simulation & analysis, and other supporting reportable documentation. Responsibilities may include the following:--- Derive mission threads and use cases.--- Define system functions and trace to requirements. --- Perform ground segment requirements management and development for Mission Management and Mission Processing --- Present technical information to mission partners, customers, and internal stakeholders--- Hold weekly / regular meetings with ground stakeholders--- Coordinate end-to-end testing during the Integration & Test (I&T) phase --- Support design Verification & Validation (V&V) activities--- Ground to Ground network communications design, implementation & testing--- Ability to support / lead Ground Segment testing proposal sectionsBasic Qualifications: This position may be performed at a Test Engineer or Principal Test Engineer level depending on the qualifications, skills, and experience of the candidate.Test Engineer- Bachelor's degree in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and a minimum of 2 years of relevant experiences OR a Master's degree; an additional 4 years of experience maybe considered in lieu of a degree requirement Principal Test Engineer- Bachelor's Degree in STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or related area and 5+ years of experience, Master's Degree and 3+ years of experience. --- Must be a US Citizen with an active or current Top Secret/SSBI and have the ability to obtain SCI level access.--- Experience with Ground Systems (space or satellite knowledge highly preferred)--- Experience testing systems based on program requirements --- Familiarity with Agile Scrum practices and traditional waterfall projects --- Experience using software version control such as Git (GitLab or BitBucket) --- Experience using Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket) --- Knowledge of automated testing and toolsPreferred Qualifications: --- Familiarity with Commercial Cloud Services (C2S) or Amazon Web Services (AWS) --- Experience using Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines --- Knowledge of a software development language such a C++, Java, or Python --- Familiarity with geospatial data, geospatial processing, and/or remote sensing --- Space Vehicle to Ground and Ground to Space communication design, implementation & testing experience. --- Systems Engineering skills, including requirements definition/allocation, interface definition, verification & validation, and life-cycle management.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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