RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Job Description:

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Are you interested in defining possible? Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a **Principal Software Engineer (T03)**to join our team!

This position will primarily be located at the SIGINT Technology Center's (STC) in Chantilly supporting the Alchemy program under the Defense Portfolio. The STC is where technology and teamwork come together to meet the unique needs of the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. The STC is comprised of multiple mission-focused programs with projects ranging from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) SIGINT payload and data link development to OCONUS/CONUS mission/maintenance support. STC tasks include system design, engineering development, system integration, hands-on build and test, field operations and maintenance, training, and production.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop software system architectures based on evolving mission needs, emerging technologies, operational environment, and schedule milestones.

• Work with stakeholders to design, build, and maintain mission critical systems.

• Provide technical oversight of design, development, and integration of software components.

• Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals, including taking action to remove impediments where appropriate.

• Synthesize software requirements into verification requirements, software test objectives, success criteria, and required resources for software CSCI level tests and demonstrations.

• Produce technical documentation in accordance with company/customer procedures.

• Mentor and guide junior developers contributing to the overall team’s growth.

• Lead the team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools using Agile development methodology

• Responsibilities include design, embedded software development with unit test via simulation drivers or with mocked hardware, application, and/or processing algorithms, software and hardware system integration, troubleshooting, re-factoring, hands-on build and test, field operations and maintenance, training, and production activities.

• Development of software requirements and detailed integration software test plans, procedures, test readiness reviews (TRRs), test data and test reports.

• Execution of software qualification and acceptance testing per those requirements, plans and procedures.

• Participate in technical exchange meetings, interfacing with customers (internal/external) and contributing to a broad range of program deliverables.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an equivalent STEM related discipline with a minimum of 5 years of experience; Masters degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience; PhD with a minimum of 1 year of experience or Associates degree with a minimum of 7 years of experience.
• Active Secret security clearance required. Active Secret clearance must be in place by the start date and must stay in place through employment.
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain a US DoD TS/SCI Security Clearance.
• Experience throughout the entire software development lifecycle from requirements gathering, to design, implementation, test, and deployment.
• Proficient in C/C++ and Java Development
• Proficient in Unix/Linux Operating System
• Experience scripting (i.e. Python, Bash, etc.)
• Experience with networking protocols: TCP/IP, IPv4. UDP
• Ability to learn, contribute to, and debug large codebases and propose ways to optimize and employ best practices
• Demonstrated effective communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret / SCI security clearance
• Experience developing and communicating software architecture constructs
• Experience with deriving software requirements
• Experience briefing technical material to customers at milestone events (PDR, CDR, etc.)
• Experience with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS’s)
• Knowledge of RF system components & functions
• Knowledge of hardware and functions of SIGINT/EW systems and workflows
• Hardware integration experience
• Experience with OMS/UCI messaging schema
• Experience with software-defined radios (SDRs)
• Experience with containerization (Docker/Podman)
• Experience deploying software to Kubernetes clusters and monitoring performance
• Experience with CM tools including Git (or equivalent), Atlassian tool suite (or equivalent)
• Experience in Open Architecture Solutions
• Experience with Docker containerization
• Experience with integrating and testing embedded software.
• Experience in analyzing software requirements and developing software tests.

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.

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.