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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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 Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking an Engineer Software Quality to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located in Rancho Bernardo, CA . The successful candidate will define and monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success. Performs quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements. Assesses program performance and risks and determines resources to ensure mission assurance. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and the establishment of program quality objectives. 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 AS9100D audit activities and audits quality systems for non-conformance identification and corrective action. Perform internal Process Evaluation audits against company standards and processes to identify deficiencies and opportunities for improvement. Evaluate and ensure software suppliers possess the capability and capacity necessary to execute and deliver procured software with unquestionable quality. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Assists Software Engineering in collecting and reporting metrics. Assess Traceability from software source code, low-level to prime system level requirements. Review quality of engineering artifacts for consistency, adequacy, and suitability. Engineer Software Quality Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field and 2 years of relevant software development integration work experience or a Masters in STEM with 0 years of relevant software development integration work experience Must have the ability to obtain and maintain DoD Clearance at the Secret level Demonstrated knowledge of Agile software development processes Demonstrated knowledge of C# (or C ) and Python Demonstrated experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting Demonstrated experience in process and product evaluation. Experience with software code review Demonstrated aptitude for learning new software tools Preferred Qualifications: Active Secret Clearance Experience with IBM DOORS Experience with requirement traceability Experience in a Software Engineering environment in an engineering capacity, work plan review, and root cause/corrective action analysis. Experience using Atlassian tool suite and tools like Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence. Ability to work independently with all levels of management and customer representatives to identify solutions to complex problems. Understanding of Python libraries related to data analysis and machine learning Hardware Engineering or hardware quality experience. Aircraft industry experience. Experience implementing formal software certification efforts, such as DO-178, DO-254 or DO-330 Experience leading diverse teams via a formalized Root Cause/Corrective Action process Primary Level Salary Range: $81,300.00 - $121,900.00 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 northropgrumman.com. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking an Engineer Software Quality to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located in Rancho Bernardo, CA .
Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and the establishment of program quality objectives.
Collaborate with software engineering and systems engineering functions to ensure quality standards are in place and followed.
Support AS9100D audit activities and audits quality systems for non-conformance identification and corrective action.
Perform internal Process Evaluation audits against company standards and processes to identify deficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
Evaluate and ensure software suppliers possess the capability and capacity necessary to execute and deliver procured software with unquestionable quality.
Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
Assists Software Engineering in collecting and reporting metrics.

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Active Secret Clearance
Experience with IBM DOORS
Experience with requirement traceability
Experience in a Software Engineering environment in an engineering capacity, work plan review, and root cause/corrective action analysis.
Experience using Atlassian tool suite and tools like Bitbucket, Jira, and Confluence.
Ability to work independently with all levels of management and customer representatives to identify solutions to complex problems.
Understanding of Python libraries related to data analysis and machine learning
Hardware Engineering or hardware quality experience.
Aircraft industry experience.
Experience implementing formal software certification efforts, such as DO-178, DO-254 or DO-330
Experience leading diverse teams via a formalized Root Cause/Corrective Action process
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.

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Platform: workday
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Paid Time Off