ALMDS Senior Principal Software Engineer

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 Aerospace Systems is searching for an experienced Sr. Principal Software Engineer to join the Software Engineering Team located in Melbourne, FL.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment and provide leadership for its implementation. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The Software Engineer will participate in the full life-cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are required. Solid experience in C/C++, C#, or other OOP languages, in Windows and/or Linux environment is required. Experience with MFC or other user interface APIs is a plus

Essential Functions:

• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components
• Ability to lead a software team and/or provide leadership by providing technical direction software engineers, to drive solutions of complex problems
• Gather and report software metrics
• Support software working groups with the customer
• Ensure software best practices
• Develop software products from all phases of the software lifecycle

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 Years with bachelor’s in science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
• Candidates should have experience with large software systems and the full software development lifecycle
• Software development/implementation experience in C, C++, C#
• Enthusiastic self-starter
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Ability to transfer and maintain a Secret Clearance. Clearance is required to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

• FPGA, and VHDL software development
• Experience with developing embedded software architectures
• Experience with VxWorks development
• Experience programming in C#
• Experience with image processing algorithms
• Experience with classifiers
• Experience with Visual Studio
• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence
• Familiarity with the Agile software development process
• Experience with Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library
• Experience with WPF, Avalonia, and MVVM architecture
• Experience with TCP/IP communication
• Experience with HTML, Javascript, and Cascading Style Sheets

Job Details

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.