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 Advanced Weapons has an opening for a Staff Embedded Software Engineer (IPT Lead) with an active clearance, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Northridge, CA.

The IPT Lead reports to the Advanced Weapons Chief Engineer and is responsible for leading multiple software teams for development activities.

As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation's warfighters. The ideal candidate will be supporting one of our programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams supporting Flight Software, DevOps, Software Architects, Engineering tools, and Ground Support Equipment Software
• Manage the entire Software development efforts
• Plan, organize, and manage technical activities
• Serve as a Cost Account Management (CAM) and present to senior-level management on cost, schedule, and technical risks and opportunities
• Perform integration and development hardware systems
• Promote a collaborative environment between different disciplines and organizations resulting in teams that can effectively solve problems as they arise and proactively prevent things from becoming issues

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of related engineering experience
• Experience leading an engineering team of 30 or more
• Cost Account Management (CAM) & EVMS duties and responsibilities
• Risk/Opportunity/Issue management experience related to complex hardware and software subsystems
• Experience with integration of electronics into a system of systems
• Active DOD Secret clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• The ability to obtain an SAP clearance
• Experience with complex issue resolution with internal and external stakeholders
• Experience with Flight Software
• Extensive experience with software and system architecture

Compensation and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $171,000.00 - $256,400.00

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.

Additional Information

• Clearance Type: Secret
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Location: On-site in Northridge, CA (required)
• 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.