Northrop Grumman Defense Sector has a need for a Principal or Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer with its Weapons Integration and Mission Solutions (WIMS) organization in Warner Robins, GA. This engineering position is for a role on our Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) Software Engineering Team. You will be an integral part of an interdisciplinary team of engineers focused on the modernization, sustainment, and verification/validation of Embedded Electronic Warfare and Radar Operational Flight Programs. Our ideal candidate will possess technical expertise, a drive to lead from where you are, collaborative people skills, and the proven ability to work within a technically diverse team. This is a full-time salaried position in Warner Robins, GA and requires that you work on-site daily.
What you’ll get to do:
Develop, modify, and maintain embedded operational flight programs and simulation/emulation/IV&V applications using software development best practices and standards.
Participate in the full software development life cycle, to include requirements development, modeling and design, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
Ability to provide leadership in solving complex problems.
Frequent opportunities to interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers, therefore excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are essential to succeeding in this role
**This position may be filled at the Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software OR Principal Engineer Embedded Software level.
Basic Qualifications for Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software:
Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline.
Minimum of 8 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 6 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 4 year of direct relevant experience with PhD.
Proficiency in C/C++/Ada or other Object-Oriented programming languages
Proficiency in all areas of the formal software development lifecycle process from requirements to testing
Proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving
Highly motivated self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Must currently hold a U.S Department of War (DoW) Secret level security clearance
Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Embedded Software:
Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 3 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 1 years of direct relevant experience with PhD.
Proficiency in C/C++/Ada or other Object-Oriented programming languages
Proficiency in all areas of the formal software development lifecycle process from requirements to testing
Proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving
Highly motivated self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Must currently hold a U.S Department of War (DoW) Secret level security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience developing/debugging software targeted at real-time embedded operating systems (VxWorks, Embedded Linux)
Experience developing/debugging Electronic Warfare/Radar software
Experience with hands-on software/hardware integration and testing
Experience with the Agile software development process
Experience interfacing with customers and/or stakeholders
Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
Experience with digital signal processing
Experience analyzing system requirements to derive software design and test specifications
Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git
Experience with LabView
Experience with QT Creator
Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00The 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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM discipline
- For the Senior Principal level: 8 years of direct relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, 6 years with a master's degree, or 4 years with a PhD
- For the Principal level: 5 years of direct relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, 3 years with a master's degree, or 1 year with a PhD
- Proficiency in C, C++, Ada, or other object-oriented programming languages
- Proficiency across the formal software development lifecycle from requirements through testing
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work efficiently in a team environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Current U.S. Department of War Secret security clearance
- Experience with real-time embedded operating systems such as VxWorks or Embedded Linux
- Experience developing or debugging electronic warfare or radar software
- Hands-on software and hardware integration and testing experience
- Agile software development experience
- Customer or stakeholder interfacing experience
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
- Digital signal processing experience
- Experience deriving software design and test specifications from system requirements
- Experience using Jira, Bitbucket, or Git
- Experience with LabVIEW
- Experience with Qt Creator
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