Principal Software Quality Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Principal Software Quality Engineer with Security Clearance
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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.

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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for a Principal Software Quality Engineer to support the Quality and Mission Assurance team located in Apopka, FL . We are s eeking a candidate with excellent written communication and interpersonal skills, strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, and the capacity to work well under pressure and adapt to changing tasks. Must demonstrate a willingness to learn and implement new processes, thrive in a team environment, and effectively prioritize tasks to meet deadlines.

Must have the a bility to work independently with all levels of management to identify solutions to complex problems. Responsibilities:
* Implementation of software quality standards across multiple programs

* Review customer, system and software requirements to ensure the flow down of requirements is complete and unambiguous.

* Review software design, code and unit test, integration, change specifications, and plans for contractual and/or process requirements.

* Perform process audits of software development processes to assure compliance to established policies, procedures, work instructions, and program specific plans.

* Interpret customer technical, software, and quality requirements and ensure those requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications, and product documents.

* Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation plans to assist program activities for processing software and materials into partially finished or finished products.

* Participate in contractual reviews and audits, program/IPT meetings, and configuration control board meetings.

* 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.

* Peer review software documents to ensure appropriate content and adherence to standards.

* Peer review software documents to ensure appropriate content and adherence to standards.

* Support ISO
9001/AS9100 audit activities and audits quality systems for non-conformance identification and corrective action.

* Evaluate and ensure software suppliers possess the capability and capacity necessary to execute and deliver procured software with unquestionable quality.

* Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements.

* Assists Software Engineering in collecting, analyzing, and reporting metrics

* Crosstrain in hardware quality.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 5 years of relevant software development integration work experience OR master's degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with 3 years of relevant software development and integration work experience.

* Demonstrated knowledge of software development processes including Agile, Waterfall, and Spiral Development processes

* Demonstrated knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python

* Demonstrated experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting

* Demonstrated experience in process and product…