Sentinel - Systems Test Engineer

Position Summary

Northrop Grumman Strategic Deterrent Systems division in Roy, UT is seeking a Systems Test Engineer to support the Sentinel (GBSD) program in the AVE team.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required:

Secret. Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

• Develop customer contractual needs and requirements into test solutions that acknowledge technical schedule and cost constraints.
• Develop and direct the preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures, and schedules.
• Review and evaluate test requirements for completeness of the test program.
• Coordinate with Subject Matter Experts, Element Test teams, System Test teams, and other stakeholders to identify test objectives, test requirements, and risks that require test to mitigate.
• Support development of instrumentation requirements for Hardware in the Loop testing; identify test support requirements and coordinate with Design & Integration team for budget and personnel needs.
• Oversee test activities in support of requirement verification and validation.
• Conduct daily briefings and approve test start for each test event.
• Approve Break of Configuration on the test floor.
• Conduct tabletop reviews and dry run test procedures with the test team prior to execution.
• Coordinate and conduct Technical and Safety Review Boards, and Test Readiness Reviews.
• Support customer Test Plan Working Groups.
• Prepare Test Planning Team charters and coordinate with the Quality organization for test support.
• Review and approve major test amendments.
• Utilize excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Work well in a team environment, collaborating with multiple engineering teams to define test objectives and requirements for test activities in a hardware‑in‑the‑loop lab.

• 2 years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Science; 0 years of experience with a Master’s.
• Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program approval within a reasonable period of time.
• Working knowledge of system integration (hardware and software) and test principles.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Works well in a team environment.
• Knowledge of system integration and test principles and processes.
• Experience supporting development, planning, and execution of test plans and reporting.
• Experience with development of test plans, procedures, and reports (functional testing and checkout).
• Basic knowledge of systems engineering principles, including requirement decomposition and allocation of requirements.
• Strong background in test instrumentation.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance.

• Experience in sensor navigation, including inertial, radio, and/or optical navigation techniques.
• Experience in strategic missile guidance and implementation of guidance algorithms.
• Demonstrated proficiency in MATLAB/Simulink, C/C++, Python, and/or other tools for GN&C analysis and development.
• Knowledge or experience with AF Test Directive 99-103.
• Experience with ICBMs (MM, PK, Small Missile) or DOD programs.
• Knowledge or experience with IBM DOORS database.
• Support the generation of test procedures and test readiness reviews (TRRs).
• Create test Concept of Operations flows that maximize the utility of test resources while meeting schedule and technical requirements and/or constraints.
• Generate and support test data decomposition and test reports to other IPTs.
• Assist in consolidating and processing final test data for requirements verification and model validation sign‑off.
• Strong understanding of the entire product lifecycle, modeling and engineering best practices.
• Experience as acting Test Conductor/Lead during test procedure execution.
• Experience troubleshooting anomalous hardware and software.
• Experience defining test objectives based on test requirements, VCRM and interface and specification documents.
• Experience with data collection, instrumentation methods, hardware…