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At a glance
Northrop Grumman is hiring a Principal Engineer Software in Melbourne, FL. It is a full-time role in Software & IT, first listed on November 10. The advertised pay is $98,400–$147,600 a year. The description mentions Embedded C, Statistics and Agile. Northrop Grumman has 149 other openings in the US, 10 of them in Melbourne, FL. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 6 Software & IT openings in Melbourne, FL today; the typical one asks for 5 years and advertises about $123,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Northrop Grumman advertises $98,400 to $147,600 a year, a midpoint of $123,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 78% of the 119 software & IT jobs in Florida that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $154,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and Florida tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman has 150 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 19 states. Most are in software & IT (83), operations (10) and engineering & mfg (10). The biggest locations are San Diego, CA (12), Baltimore, MD (12) and Melbourne, FL (11). 3% of them are remote, 7% are open to entry-level candidates and 94% show pay. We collect Northrop Grumman's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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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 Software Quality engineers. This position will be located on-site at our Aeronautics Systems Sector Melbourne, FL location. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Assurance organization.
The selected candidate will develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems for software, test lab, and firmware products. Other duties include:
- Collaborate with engineering and test functions to ensure quality standards are in place and followed.
- Verify and validate software/firmware products and test equipment.
- Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
- Reviews software design, change specifications, and plans against contractual and/or process requirements. Reviews include applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies. Performs or directs verification of software requirement allocations, traceability, and testability.
- Audit internal and software/firmware supplier quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
- Participate in the root cause analysis process including ensuring that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
- Ensure that project and process control documentation are compliant with requirements, objectives and/or contract.
- May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, and/or research and development as they apply to systems and software product or process quality.
- May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.
This requisition may be filled as an Principal Engineer Software Quality or Principal Engineer Software
Basic Qualifications:
A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:
- Completed their bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Majored in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Industrial/Industrial & Systems Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, or other related STEM degree
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- Final approved U.S. Government interim Top Secret security clearance to start
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with multiple coding languages
- Experience with AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS)
- Experience with software or systems requirements testing
- Experience with Agile development
- Previous work experience
- Demonstrated leadership and teamwork experience
- Involvement in professional engineering organizations, or other extracurriculars
- Active US Top Secret security clearance
Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00The 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.
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