Software Quality Engineer/ Prin Software Quality Engineer
Northrop Grumman1 day ago
Palmdale, CA, USA or San Diego, CA, USAMid Level / Staff+
Base Salary
$83k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Audit software development processes for compliance with policies, procedures, work instructions, and program plans.
- Develop, maintain, and apply software quality evaluation plans.
- Collaborate with program, engineering, and software teams on quality planning and objectives.
- Participate in contractual reviews, audits, IPT meetings, and configuration control board meetings.
- Witness software qualification and system acceptance tests and track requirements, procedures, and anomalies to closure.
- Support CMMI and AS9100 audits, identify nonconformances, and verify corrective actions.
- Evaluate software suppliers' capabilities and capacity to deliver quality software.
- Collect and report software metrics and provide limited development support for internal quality tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or another STEM-related field with two years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with two years of relevant software development and integration experience for the Software Quality Engineer level.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant STEM field with five years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with five years of relevant software development and integration experience for the Principal level.
- Knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python, software development processes, software metrics, and process and product evaluation.
- Principal candidates must have experience with process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting.
- Must hold a Top Secret clearance and be able to obtain program access.
- Preferred qualifications include software engineering experience, work-plan and manufacturing-readiness reviews, root-cause and corrective-action analysis, software code review, and familiarity with Atlassian tools, Git, and Confluence.
- Lean and Six Sigma quality engineering certification and the ability to work independently with management are preferred.
Benefits
- Onsite position in Rancho Bernardo or Palmdale, California; remote work is not available.
- Rancho Bernardo follows a 9/80 biweekly schedule and Palmdale follows a 4/10 schedule, with occasional limited off-Friday support.
- Travel is approximately 10% of the time.
- No relocation assistance is available.
- 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).