Staff Engineer Embedded Software-13841

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. 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 Defense Systems is seeking Staff Software AP Flight Engineer – 13279. This position will be located in Huntsville, Alabama or Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel Program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The selected candidate will design, develop, test, integrate, document, and deliver the Flight Software in support of the Advanced Program Hypersonic Test Bed (AP HTB) team. The candidate’s role will be as Flight Software Technical Lead Engineer, coach, and mentor to less experienced team members. This is a hands-on technical position--a deep understanding of software engineering is required. 

Basic Requirements:
• 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline; 10 years with Masters; 8 years with a PhD.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Experience with Agile, Git, Gitlabs, or Bitbucket and working in cross-functional Scrum team, 
• Experience leading Software Engineering teams
• Experience in software development using languages such as C/C++, Python
• Experience with MBSE, software design & requirement management
• Experience with software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.
• Experience in directing software/system architecture decisions and developing command and control software. 
• Ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in algorithmic application development, integration, and optimization
• Experience in real-time embedded software development, including real-time multi-threaded architecture design, w/ knowledge of guidance and control systems.
• Experience with VxWorks or Integrity Operating Systems, Visual Studio, MATLAB, Simulink, and Coverity 
• Experience with building low-level code to interact with hardware; assembly and low-level code optimization.
• Experience in compilation and link techniques for achieving memory usage and partitioning design objectives.
• Experience in integration troubleshooting
• Familiarity with Board Support Package development and integration.
• Experience with DO-178C Flight Critical Systems Safety programming
• Experience with certification, airworthiness, testing, and qualification of flight and safety critical systems. 
•  Current Security + Certification
 

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Salary Range: $163,200.00 - $244,800.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.