Sr Principal Systems Engineer – Verification Product Owner

Northrop Grumman offers a role that spans the full project lifecycle, from development through verification testing and into deployment and operations. You will work closely with Agile Product Teams and program leadership to shape how capabilities are tested, tracked, and matured across the C2BMC environment. The position is based in Colorado Springs, CO (onsite), includes 10% travel, and supports a flexible work arrangement along with health, savings, and education benefits.

What you’ll do

• Coordinate with key partners in milestone design meetings, review and help resolve technical test issues, and manage Verification and Test Risks
• Report Program Metrics and Verification Status, working with technical leads and product owners to support successful completion of required testing and verification
• Engage the C2BMC system to provide technical support to Agile Product Teams and the I&T functional area for hardware, software, and system-level verification and validation testing
• Define the Overarching Test Strategy for capabilities across the program, including risk mitigation and status of risks
• Present the Verification Plan at program milestone reviews and communicate Verification Status and Metrics to C2BMC and BC leadership
• Represent C2BMC NT in Test Working Groups to help define testing of capabilities across the C2BMC program
• Present verification requirements for C2BMC program iterations during iteration planning and provide verification inputs into proposal and Engineering Estimate activities
• Schedule lab test and installation activities, coordinating with BMDSS, the Test Bed Contractor, the Test Bed Lab Manager, and relevant integration teams on spiral release installation and integration schedules
• Review and provide technical feedback to Detailed Test and Analysis Procedures
• Support metrics collection and analysis and create a cohesive test strategy across C2BMC task orders and capabilities, from release creation through TIL testing

How you’ll work

• Perform daily technical and programmatic interactions with civilian, military, and contract leadership, plus technical personnel at MDIOC and Highway 83 LM Offices
• Join the Engineering Support ART and work closely with Program Leadership for the C2BMC National Team and the MDA BC Customer
• Contribute throughout the lifecycle, supporting test execution in accordance with program processes and assisting engineering review boards as appropriate

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or related) plus 8 years of experience, or Master’s degree (preferred) with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years of relevant experience
• Maintain a current, active Government-Issued 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (for example: Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND) at the time of application and throughout the contract period
• Hold a current, active in-scope Government-issued Secret clearance at the time of application
• Knowledge of integration and testing of Command & Control systems relevant to BMDS architecture and focused on C2BMC, including external C2BMC element interfaces
• Daily computer use on Windows, MS Office, or Linux
• Demonstrated experience with hardware and software verification and validation, test reporting, regression testing, and test data analysis
• Ability to manage multiple projects across teams
• Ability to assist test engineers with troubleshooting and analyzing test-bed configurations for hardware, software, stimuli, and Information Assurance issues or functionality
• Ability to synthesize inputs into technical reports, present information in a public forum, and field relevant questions

Tools and technologies

• Windows, MS Office, Linux
• Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CySA+, CND
• DOORS, JIRA, Confluence, Gherkin, Cucumber
• TADIL-J, HTML, ATOMSK

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• Flexible Work Arrangements

Travel

Yes, 10% of the time

Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available

Salary: USD 129,300 - 193,900 per year