RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 is seeking an Associate Embedded Software Test Engineer for our location in Plymouth, MN. This role will be associated with our Business Unit Armament Systems. This position is an integral part of each product development team. Involvement begins at system requirement definition and continues through system verification and test. The Associate Embedded Software Test Engineer will ensure that through comprehensive testing, high quality software is developed and delivered.

Armament Systems specializes in the development and production of Ammunition, Guns and Precision Guidance Ordinance.

Job Responsibilities:

• Review, analyze and understand software requirements.

• Provide improvement suggestions for testability, clarity, completeness, consistency, etc.

• Generate a clear test plan.

• Define a comprehensive and concise set of test cases.

• Develop automated test using LabVIEW & various lab equipment.

• Support test readiness review and perform Formal Qualification Test (FQT) of real-time embedded software.

• Concisely and accurately report technical details & status and document each phase of software test.

• Generate clear and professional documentation (test plans, test descriptions and test reports).

• Follow and promote CMMI compliant software processes.

Basic Qualifications: 

• 0-2 years of experience with a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Engineering from an accredited University.

• Majored Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or closely related field.

• Able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

• Experience or coursework in lab environment working with tools such as function generators and oscilloscopes.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher.

• Experience or coursework with LabVIEW

• Experience or coursework with Microsoft Suite of Products

• Experience or coursework in embedded C/C++

• Experience with automated test

Primary Level Salary Range: $70,600.00 - $106,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.