System Test Engineer - Level 3 or 4
Northrop Grumman
- Location
- United States-Alabama-Huntsville
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Sponsorship
- Sponsors visa
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
Skills
About this role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: No 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. 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, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Systems Test Engineer – Level 3 or 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL.
Position
Overview: The selected Engineer will support the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System (GWS) program as an individual contributor on the Architecture and Delivery (A&D) Automated Test and Verification (ATV) Team and is responsible for developing manual, automation, and systems engineering related test products in support of the GWS contract execution on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Essential Functions: You will be expected to build systems engineering and test products assigned by your leadership related to requirement verification efforts at the system level Candidate develops software and hardware test artifacts in an Agile environment Candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.
Basic Qualifications
Systems Test Engineer Level 3 : Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 3 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 1 year of related work experience. Systems Test Engineer Level 4 : Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related work experience, or a Master's Degree in STEM and 6 years of related work experience, or a PhD. and 4 years of related work experience. Experience with components of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, or deployment Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS Familiarity with Agile software development using tools like Jira, Confluence, Fisheye/Crucible, and Bitbucket Experience in developing test artifacts/cases and executing manual test in support of requirements verification efforts Working