About the position
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. This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman. Join the Northrop Grumman team to develop the next generation of software for the next generation of platforms. Support development and integration of the latest technologies - AI/ML, Quantum computing, cloud, and digital design – to impact future generation aircraft. Become part of the team that will give our war fighters the advantage over our adversaries. Bring your bold new ideas, and pioneering spirit to our team to invent the future and have some fun along the way. 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our software organization. This role can be located in Melbourne, FL, Oklahoma City, OK, San Diego, CA, or Palmdale, CA operating on our 9/80 schedule meaning you will get every other Friday off. The position has No Remote or Hybrid work available.
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 uses needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and control
- Ensures software standards are met
- Work to increase domain knowledge and key skills required by VMC developers
- Initiative to engage senior developers and the product lead early with any encountered technical challenges
- Develop software to meet documented requirements
- Work assigned defect reports in a timely fashion to support incremental product builds and releases
- Build a commitment to first-time software quality by developing code unit tests of developed software, and being equally meticulous in code peer reviews of other developers’ software changes
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure high availability
- Maintain and troubleshoot networking components, including VLANs, firewalls, switches, and routers
- Install, configure, and maintain operating systems, software, servers, and hardware
- Deploy, manage, and support virtualized environments (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, or other hypervisors)
- Implement and manage core infrastructure services (e.g., DNS, DHCP, NAS, and Active Directory)
- Set up an overall Cloud-native Software Factory
- Manage and improve container orchestration and deployment strategies
- Support programs with integration and deployment automation in a cloud enabled environment
- Participate in software development in support of Research and Advanced Design programs
- Design, develop, and document software for mission planning solutions
- Collaborate with the Chief Architect and Lead Systems Engineer to build and test OMS tools, services, and bridges
- Generate and present material to support internal and external customer briefings
Requirements
- Software Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 2 Years experience; OR a master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 0 Years experience
- Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 5 Years experience; OR a master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 3 Years experience; OR a PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 1 Years experience
- Knowledge of Agile software development using C++ and/or Python in a Windows or Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment
- Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of VxWorks 7, VxWorks 6.9, BSP, DPIU or other RTOS OS (Green Hills)
- Knowledge of object-oriented design and software lifecycles
- Experience with version control software and configuration management processes
- Experience with debugging software
- Experience using source-control management tools
- Experience using defect-tracking tools
- Experience in Aerospace or Defense industry (development or test)
- AGILE process knowledge, AGILE training for Scrum Master and Product Owner
- Experience developing on a program that delivers periodic releases in a process-driven CMMI environment for a government customer
- Experience developing software in real-time, multi-threaded, rate-monotonic scheduling architecture
- Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Cameo)
- Python scripting knowledge
- CMAKE script knowledge
- Git source control knowledge and Atlassian Suite (Jira, BitBucket, etc) knowledge
- Experience developing C/C++ for real-time, flight critical systems
- Real time computer graphics and OpenGL or Vulkan
- Knowledge of Stores Management System (SMS)
- Experience with HW/SW Integration
- Experience in software development to include any of the following: kernel mode, embedded, command and control, web applications, network applications, Open Mission Systems (OMS)
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
