Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Software Quality
Northrop Grumman2 days ago
Base Salary
$104k - $194k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop, modify, apply, and maintain software and materials quality evaluation plans.
- Collaborate with program and engineering management on quality planning and quality objectives.
- Work with the Engineering Process Group, software engineering, and systems engineering teams to establish and follow quality standards.
- Assist with verification and validation testing of software and system products.
- Support quality-system audits, identify non-conformances, and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure corrective measures meet quality standards and documentation complies with requirements.
- Collect and report software metrics in support of Software Engineering.
Requirements
- Principal level: bachelor's degree in Engineering or another STEM-related field and 5 years of relevant software development integration experience, or a master's degree and 3 years of relevant experience.
- Sr. Principal level: bachelor's degree in Engineering or another STEM-related field and 8 years of relevant software development integration experience, or a master's degree and 6 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with Agile, Waterfall, and/or Spiral development processes and software data and metrics reporting.
- Active Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Bash or Python, Linux, Git, and Microsoft Office.
- Preferred experience includes software engineering environments, work-plan reviews, root-cause and corrective-action analysis, software code reviews, Agile/DevSecOps, GitLab, Windows 11, and AS9100 or ISO 9001.
- Experience with quality management systems such as ISO 9001 or AS9100 is expected.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Fully on-site work in Woodland Hills, California, with no travel required.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).