NEWPORT NEWS, VA Huntington Ingalls Industries

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IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER 1 QA TEST ENGINEER

Location:

Newport News, Virginia, United States

Date: Jan 17, 2025

Req ID: 40223

Team: T53 DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Entity: Newport News Shipbuilding

US Citizenship Required for this Position: Yes

Full-Time

Shift: 1st

Relocation: No relocation assistance available

Virtual/Telework Opportunity: Yes – Telework available up to 100%

Travel Requirement: No

Clearance Required: No – Clearance Not Required to Start

Meet HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding

With more than 25,000 employees – including third-, fourth- and even fifth-generation shipbuilders – HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division is the largest industrial employer in Virginia. We’re the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy nuclear aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy nuclear submarines. Our diverse and innovative team of professionals ranges from skilled trades to project managers, engineers and software developers to solution architects, technical subject matter experts, and system users. Anchored in our rich, 135-year history, we collaborate together at the forefront of technology, manufacturing, and integration of the most powerful and survivable naval ships in the world. Want to be part of the team? Apply today! We look forward to meeting you.

The Role

Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII-NNS), is seeking a QA Test Engineer that has a basic understanding of software testing / quality assurance practices. The ideal candidate is technically minded, inquisitive, curious, detail oriented, quick-learning, and ultimately interested in becoming a functional expert and quality gate of software developed/delivered by our agile team. Experience with Teamcenter interfaces, software unit testing principles, and UI based test automation tools is preferred.

In this role, you will join a team of IT professionals dedicated to designing and building information systems to support construction of some of the largest and most complex products in the world. Our IT systems process information across Engineering, Planning, Operations and Manufacturing. We are the sole designer and builder of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy Submarines.

The ideal candidate will work as a member of a highly productive and engaged agile team to review user stories, requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback for test considerations. Typical responsibilities include the following:

Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases

Estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating testing activities as part of the agile software development lifecycle

Designing, developing and executing re-useable and scalable automation scripts using UI based automation tools

Ability to understand and use XML, Microsoft Access, and Excel for managing large sets of data

Identifying, documenting, recording, and tracking defects/bugs and working with the internal and external teams to understand and resolve (NNS custom development and vendor introduced defects and bugs). Shepherd development and external resources through defect resolution.

Performing thorough regression testing (manual and/or automated) when bugs are resolved

Assisting software engineers in defining in-code unit tests with a test driven development approach

Developing and applying testing processes for new and existing product development to meet customer needs

Monitoring debugging process results and automation script failures

Staying up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies

Must Have

Bachelor’s Degree and 0 years of relevant exempt experience.

One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor’s Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only:

NNS Apprentice School graduate

Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate

Associate’s Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience

Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience

High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience

High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience

A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree.

Nice to Have

We are looking for team members who are self-motivating, self-aware, self-disciplined, and self-improving.

Customer service-oriented attitude, desire to help others succeed

Quality first mindset

UI based test automation experience (Worksoft, Tricentis, Trissential is a plus)

Ability to listen and communicate well, and a desire and eagerness to learn

Willingness to stretch in leadership development, mentorship, and technical aptitude

Experience Working with large sets of data

General understanding of Data Configuration Management

Engineering, shipbuilding or manufacturing processes

Software development practices

Agile methodology applied to the software development lifecycle

Test processes, tools and strategies (automated unit test principles, test driven development, regression testing, and UI-based test automation tools)

Bug/defect tracking and resolution

DevOps concepts and principles

Siemens Team Center

Why HII

We build the world’s most powerful, survivable naval ships and defense technology solutions that safeguard our seas, sky, land, space and cyber. HII’s diverse workforce includes skilled tradespeople; artificial intelligence, machine learning (AI/ML) experts; engineers; technologists; scientists; logistics experts; and business administration professionals.

Recognized as one of America’s top large company employers, we are a values and ethics driven organization that puts people’s safety and well-being first. Regardless of your role or where you serve, at HII, you’ll find a supportive and welcoming environment, competitive benefits, and valuable educational and training programs for continual career growth at every stage of your career.

Working at HII is more than a job – it’s an opportunity to build a future. We offer comprehensive benefits including: medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plan choices, on-site health centers, tele-medicine, wellness resources, employee assistance programs, savings plan options (401K), financial education and planning tools, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, employee discounts, early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships, and more. Some benefits may vary depending on your specific division or work location.

Together we are working to ensure a future where everyone can be free and thrive.

Today’s challenges are bigger than ever, and the nation needs the best of us. It’s why we’re focused on hiring, developing and nurturing our diversity. We believe that diversity among our workforce strengthens the organization, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas and enriches the work lives of all our employees.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

Do You Need Assistance?

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Additionally, you may also call 1-844-849-8463 for assistance. Press #2 for Newport News Shipbuilding.

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