Software Test Engineer 2/3 (AHT)
Northrop Grumman· Defense· Oct 21, 2026 · 6d ago
United States-California-Northridge
In office
Full-time
Mid
$115K–$166K est.
2+ years exp
Job description
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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 Advanced Weapons has an opening for an Object Oriented Software Test Engineer 2/3 with an active clearance, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The selected candidate for this position is required to be on-site at our Northridge, CA location . Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.
As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in the Advanced Weapons division, you will be on the forefront of developing next-generation solutions to protect technology for our nation’s warfighters. The ideal candidate will be supporting one of our programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. This position may require collaboration with team members of other disciplines, such as software and systems engineering within the organization for requirements validity.
Roles and Responsibilities:
A successful candidate will have the qualities and essential functional expertise with:
• Author Software Test Plans, Procedures, Subsystem Acceptance Test Procedures, and Test Reports.
• Generate test artifacts for developmental, integration, qualification, and acceptance testing.
• Develop automated test approaches for new software capabilities.
• Compile test data, identify gaps, and recommend procedural changes.
• Perform hands‑on troubleshooting and support organic/COTS SW/HW integration in the labs.
• Working with SW development teams to document and resolve SW issues.
Basic Qualifications for a Software Engineer level (T02) and Principal Engineer level(T03):
• US Citizenship and Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• For Software Integration and Test Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 2+ years of experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of experience.
• For Principal Integration and Test Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5+ years of experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience.
• Extensive experience defining test objectives from requirements, writing Software Test Plans, test procedures, performing dry runs and Formal Qualification Tests, code inspections, performing post-processing analysis, writing Test Readiness Reviews and Test Reports.
• Advanced hands‑on system troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis.
• Experience working in a Lab environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Working experience in Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.
• Familiar with setting up test benches and using test equipment (Oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc.).
• Experience working with requirements development.
Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00
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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