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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Sr. Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engineer (24-449)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509


Requisition ID: R10176796

Category:

Engineering

Location:

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America

Clearance Type:

Secret

Telecommute:

No- Teleworking not available for this position

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Travel Required:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Positions Available:

1

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr Principal Software Engineer – SW CI/CD Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations.

As the Human Factors Engineering Lead, a successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating and executing the HFE Program while working as a member of the User Interface software development team, recommending innovative solutions to existing and new problems, and ensuring that the requirements of the system are understood and implemented in a human-usable manner. Must know about Integrated Battle Management functions for Command and Control of Air and Missile Defense Systems.

Essential Functions:

Support systems engineering, event execution, and test and analysis activities as required to validate high-quality UI products

Responsibilities include:

Preparing test objectives

Reviewing event execution and analysis plans and procedures

Preparing data collection plans and materials

Executing testing of the C2BMC UI during system test execution

Understanding of Systems Engineering and Human Factors engineering practices and their application in DoD acquisition programs

Experience with UI development for military systems and acquiring and integrating feedback from military operational users (warfighters) for application to system development

Experience applying military standards and industry best practices to the development of user interfaces

Understanding of large-scale software development environments, software architecture, and systems engineering activities

Travel both domestically and internationally in the conduct of Warfighter Involvement and usability assessment activities

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate technically and clearly across a broad audience spectrum

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience, or a PhD and 4 years of experience, or 12 years of related experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.

Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD issued secret security clearance at the time of application.

Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.

Experience in developing and executing a Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Program based on

MIL-STD-46855A

guidelines with an emphasis on software-based User Interface (UI) designs is essential.

Required capabilities:

Developing and validating analysis tools for wargames and exercises

Performing data analysis

Preparing and presenting results

Experience in requirements engineering.

Experience with Agile Development Methods, team leadership, task tracking, and issue resolution and coordination.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human Factors Engineering, or a related discipline with 8 years experience; or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Human Factors Engineering, or related discipline with 6 years experience.

What We Can Offer You:

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company.

Salary Range:

$121,000 - $181,400

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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