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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Chantilly, Virginia, United States, 22021


Requisition ID: R10169736

Category:

Engineering

Location:

Chantilly, Virginia, United States of America

Clearance Type:

SCI

Telecommute:

Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position

Shift:

1st Shift (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.

Are you interested in defining possible?

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems

is seeking a

Sr. Principal Software Engineer

to join our team!

What you can expect:

This position will primarily be located at the SIGINT Technology Center's (STC) in Chantilly supporting the Alchemy Program team. The STC is where technology and teamwork come together to meet the unique needs of the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. STC tasks include system design, engineering development, system integration, hands-on build and test, field operations and maintenance, training, and production.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Develop software system architectures based on evolving mission needs, emerging technologies, operational environment, and schedule milestones.

Work with stakeholders to design, build and maintain mission critical systems.

Provide technical oversight of design, development, and integration of software components.

Support the team in identifying and addressing impediments to the attainment of goals.

Ownership of the team deliverables, working with the Chief Engineer and SEIT Lead to define a path forward that meets the customer’s requirements.

Synthesize software requirements into verification requirements, software test objectives, success criteria, and required resources for software CSCI level tests and demonstrations.

Produce technical documentation in accordance with company/customer procedures.

Mentor and guide junior developers contributing to the overall team’s growth.

Lead the team in applying the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools using Agile development methodology.

Responsibilities include design, embedded software development, application, and/or processing algorithms, software and hardware system integration, troubleshooting, re-factoring, hands-on build and test, field operations and maintenance, training, and production activities.

Development of software requirements and detailed integration software test plans, procedures, test readiness reviews (TRRs), test data and test reports.

Execution of software qualification and acceptance testing per those requirements, plans and procedures.

Participate in technical exchange meetings, interfacing with customers (internal/external) and contributing to a broad range of program deliverables.

Will need to be at the Chantilly office 2 to 3 days a week.

Basic Qualifications:

8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.

Must have an active US DoD TS/SCI and the ability to get Special Program Access.

Experience as a Software Engineering / Development Team Leader, directing multiple, large software development teams.

Experience across entire software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to design, implementation, test and deployment.

C/C++ and Java Development Experience.

Scripting experience (i.e. Python, Bash, etc.).

Unix/Linux Operating System experience.

Networking protocols: TCP/IP, IPv4, UDP.

Ability to learn, contribute to, and debug large codebases.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience developing and communicating software architecture constructs.

Experience with deriving software requirements.

Knowledge of modern wireless communication systems.

Knowledge of hardware and functions of SIGINT/EW systems and workflows.

Experience with Docker containerization.

Salary Range:

$133,000 - $199,600

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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