Sr Principal Cyber Software Test Engineer – Test Lead/PO (26-352)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Sr Principal Cyber Software Test Engineer – Test Lead/PO (26-352) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.   This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.

Overview:   The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to plan ballistic missile defense operations systematically, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.   This role involves daily technical and programmatic communication with civilian, military, and contract personnel at MDA Facilities in the MDIOC and VB3, as well as at LM Offices in Colorado Springs, CO (Voyager and Federal Dr.) and Huntsville, AL. The candidate will support the C2BMC (Command & Control, Battle Management, and Communications) Global system, aiding Agile Product Teams and the I&T team with hardware, software, and system-level testing, including verification and validation activities. Serving as the primary technical contact for the C2BMC National Team, the role includes managing C2BMC-G Test and Analysis topics, liaising with MDA and other government-contracted entities for technical support, and scheduling lab tests and installation activities. Coordination with MDA BCD-E and the C2BMC-G Integration Team on release installation and schedule planning is also required.   Essential Functions:   Key stakeholder in test lab build-out design meetings and design reviews Working with the Tech team Leads (SE, SWE, Deployment) and Cross-Functional Product Team (CFPT) Product Owners for arranging CFPT plans and workloads to most effectively comply with Task Order baselines as provided by the CAM, including Forecasting test needs, identifying test impacts, resolving issues, identifying inefficiencies and implementing efficiencies, Managing and briefing status, C2BMC NT chair of MDA CR (Capability Release) and BCD (Battlefield Coordination Detachment) Test Assessment Verification Leading the resolution of