2027 Associate Software Quality Engineer

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking an Associate Software Quality Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA/Rancho Bernardo, CA. This position is not eligible for telecommute/remote work and operates on a 9/80 work week schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement software quality standards across multiple programs.
• Ensure project and process control documentation adheres to contract requirements, program planning, and NG policies, procedures, and processes.
• Review software design, code, unit test, integration, change specifications, and plans for contractual and/or process requirements.
• Perform process audits of software development processes for compliance.
• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation plans for processing software and materials.
• Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and objectives.
• Participate in contractual reviews and audits, program/IPT meetings, and configuration control board meetings.
• Collaborate with Software Engineering and Systems Engineering to ensure quality standards are in place and followed.
• Witness software qualification and system acceptance tests to ensure adherence to approved test procedures, full requirement verification, and documentation/tracking of anomalies.
• Support CMMI and AS9100 audit activities and audit quality systems for non-conformance identification and corrective action.
• Evaluate software suppliers' capability and capacity for delivering quality software.
• Ensure corrective measures meet acceptable quality standards and documentation is compliant.
• Assist Software Engineering in collecting and reporting metrics.
• Cross-train in hardware quality engineer positions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Must be completing or have completed a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027.
• Major in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or other related STEM degree.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program clearance.
• SAP clearance required for start.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time.
• Standard work schedule: 9/80 work week.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of Agile software development process (Preferred).
• Demonstrated knowledge of C, C++, Java, Python (Preferred).
• Demonstrated knowledge in the collection of software data and metrics for reporting (Preferred).
• Demonstrated knowledge in process and product evaluation (Preferred).
• Active U.S. Secret/Top-Secret security clearance (Preferred).