Software Engineer

• Payload and Ground Systems Division

Position Overview

Salary Range: USD 171,000.00 - 256,400.00 per year

Location: Aurora, Colorado (Onsite - no remote or hybrid work)

Relocation Assistance: May be available

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI required at time of application

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

About the Company

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems division, within Northrop Grumman's Space Systems Sector, is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join our team in the Payload and Ground Systems Division Engineering organization supporting the Integrated National Systems (INS) Business Unit (BU) to support a Ground program.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software
• Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls
• Prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems
• Ensures software standards are met

Basic Requirements

• Level 5 (Staff Engineer): Bachelor's degree in Science with 12+ years of software development experience; 10+ years with a Master's; or 4 additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Must have current Top Secret/SCI security clearance at time of application
• Must have an established understanding of the Java Programming Language (Required for support of design, implementation, testing, code reviews, etc.)
• Must have a good understanding of Git (Required for support of releases, patching, pipeline, developer support, etc.)
• Must have a good understanding of Kubernetes/Helm (Required for support of deployments, environment support, and IT&D integration, etc.)
• Must have a good understanding of Databases (Not specifically but at least some experience with one of the following: Elastic, Mongo, MySQL)
• Experience with Product Owner, Scrum Master, Configuration Management, Integration Test and Development (not necessarily acting as, but working directly with)

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with REST architecture
• Experience as a full-stack developer
• Experience with software development on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

Compensation and Benefits

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for:

• Overtime
• Shift differential
• Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results
• Long Term Incentives (for Vice President or Director positions)
• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Application Timeline

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Equal Opportunity

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.