Principal Engineer Software Quality

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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Engineer Software Quality based out of Woodland Hills, CA. This position is on-site only. What you will get to do: Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation plans to assist program activities for processing software and materials into partially finished or finished products. Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and the establishment of program quality objectives. Working with the Engineering Process Group, collaborate with software engineering and systems engineering functions to ensure quality standards are in place and followed. Assists with verification and validation testing of software and system products. Supports audit activities and audits quality systems for non-conformance identification and corrective action. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Assists Software Engineering in collecting and reporting metrics. Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Quality Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant software development integration work experience OR master’s degree in engineering or other STEM-related field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant software development and integration work experience. Experience with development processes including Agile, Waterfall, and Spiral Development processes. Experience with AS9100. Experience in the collection of software data and metrics for reporting. Experience in process and product evaluation. Active security clearance at the Top-Secret Level. US Citizen. Experience with Scripting languages (e.g. Bash, Python). Experience with Linux Operating System. Experience with Git. Experience with MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint). Preferred Qualifications: Experience in a Software Engineering environment in an engineering capacity, work plan review, and root cause/corrective action analysis. Experience with software code review and open to learning different software tools. Software Development and/or Software Engineering background with an Agile/DevSecOps mindset. Experience with GitLab. Experience with Windows 11 Operating System.