ENGINEER SOFTWARE QUALITY 3

ENGINEER SOFTWARE QUALITY 3

Company: Northrop Grumman Corporation

Job ID: 1917

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Worksite: 5000 Bradford Drive, Suite 300, Huntsville, AL 35805

Positions: 2

Start Date: September 21, 2026

End Date: January 18, 2027

Duration: Approximately 4 months

Schedule: 9x80 A

Hours: 40 hours/week

Employment Type: Contract

Pay Type: Hourly

Bill Rate: $141.06/hour

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite

Sector: NGDS - Defense Systems

U.S. Citizenship: Required

Security Clearance: Secret Required

Ultimate Customer: U.S. Army

POSITION OVERVIEW

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Software Quality 3 to support its Quality organization in Huntsville, Alabama.

The position focuses on software quality assurance, verification and validation, configuration compliance, requirements traceability, testing, and process compliance for a defense program supporting the U.S. Army.

The engineer will also support hardware/software integration activities, configuration management, Technical Data Package (TDP) verification, Interface Control Document (ICD) compliance, and laboratory configuration status accounting.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain standards for software quality operating methods, processes, systems, and procedures.

• Conduct software inspection, testing, verification, and validation.

• Implement software development and maintenance processes and methodologies.

• Ensure quality measures meet acceptable reliability standards.

• Develop operating criteria to ensure implementation of software quality programs according to:

• Project requirements

• Process requirements

• Contract requirements

• Program objectives

• Ensure project and process control documentation complies with applicable requirements and objectives.

• Review software designs, change specifications, and plans against contractual and process requirements.

• Evaluate applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies.

• Perform or direct verification of:

• Software requirement allocations

• Requirements traceability

• Requirements testability

• Verify hardware against applicable Technical Data Packages (TDPs).

• Verify system connections according to applicable Interface Control Documents (ICDs).

• Verify remove-and-replace activities for Line Replaceable Units (LRUs) that affect system configuration.

• Verify Operating Infrastructure Versions (OIV), Fire Control Network (FCN), hardware, IBCS application software, system name/location, and hard-drive Document Control Numbers (DCNs).

• Support hardware integration activities and integration events.

• Assist Configuration Management with configuration status accounting for laboratories.

• Support internal process compliance audits.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2-15 years of experience is listed for the position.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active Secret security clearance required.
• Experience in software quality, software verification/validation, or related quality engineering activities.
• Experience with software quality processes, standards, testing, verification, and validation.
• Ability to review technical documentation against contractual and process requirements.
• Experience with requirements allocation, traceability, and testability.
• Ability to work onsite in Huntsville, Alabama.

TECHNICAL SKILLS / AREAS OF FOCUS

• Software Quality Assurance
• Software Testing
• Verification & Validation (V&V)
• Requirements Traceability
• Requirements Testability
• Software Development Processes
• Quality Standards & Procedures
• Configuration Management
• Configuration Status Accounting
• Technical Data Packages (TDP)
• Interface Control Documents (ICD)
• Line Replaceable Units (LRUs)
• Hardware Integration
• Software/Hardware Configuration
• Operating Infrastructure Versions (OIV)
• Fire Control Network (FCN)
• IBCS Application Software
• Document Control Numbers (DCN)
• Process Compliance Audits
• Reliability Standards
• Technical Documentation Review

TOP 3 PRIMARY SKILL SETS

• Software Quality Assurance & Testing
• Verification, Validation & Requirements Traceability
• Configuration Management & Hardware/Software Integration

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Requirement Details Location Huntsville, AL Worksite 5000 Bradford Drive Work Arrangement Onsite Openings 2 Experience 2-15 years listed Clearance Secret Citizenship U.S. Citizen Customer U.S. Army Schedule 9x80 A Hours 40/week Contract September 21, 2026 - January 18, 2027