CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: NoRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: US-Top SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Software Integration and Test (SIT) Engineer - Level 2/3 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA.*This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.As a SIT engineer, you will work in an integrated product team (IPT) environment to design, develop, and implement test plans and procedures for software (SW) requirement verification & validation. You will be responsible for SW integration, requirement analysis, test planning and execution, SW performance analysis, troubleshooting and coordination for remediation. In this role you will write test procedure scripts in Perl, Python, Linux, and with automated software test tools. In support of the test execution leads, you will conduct test walk throughs, and communicate plans, status and out-briefs with the IPT leads, team members, and the customer.This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3.Basic Qualifications for Level 2:Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 2 years of related experience, or a Master's degree in STEMMust have an active SCI at time of application or an active TS clearance at time of application with the ability to obtain SCI within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company prior to start dateWorking knowledge of software integration and test principles and processesExperience in Test Automation scripting and languages (Perl, Python, Linux, automated software test tools such as Eggplant, Robot Framework, and Selenium)Experience using Atlassian software development tool suite (Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, etc)Basic Qualifications for Level 3:Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years of related experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 3 years of related experience; OR, a PhD with 1 year of related experienceMust have an active SCI at time of application or an active TS clearance at time of application with the ability to obtain SCI within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company prior to start dateWorking knowledge of software integration and test principles and processesExperience in Test Automation scripting and languages (Perl, Python, Linux, automated software test tools such as Eggplant, Robot Framework, and Selenium)Experience using Atlassian software development tool suite (Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jira, Confluence, etc)Preferred Qualifications:Experience working in an Agile environmentExperience in Formal Qualifying Campaigns and requirements verification Experience in interface testingSpace and Ground Domain knowledgeAbility to travel to field sites to support software installationsBe able to work independently and in a team environment and have excellent oral/written communication skillsNorthrop Grumman is committed to equality and diversity in our workplace. Northrop Grumman provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual's protected status, including race/ethnic origin, color, nationality, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, religion or belief, creed, age, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status or characteristic.