Senior Principal Engineer Software - Transformations Lead (San Diego CA)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 has an opening for an experienced Senior Principal Software Engineer - Transformations Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in San Diego, CA.

The selected candidate will develop scripts and verification procedures, integrate, test and troubleshoot Java applications, microservices and web based applications.

Essential Functions:

• Work with a team of developers and integrators focused on delivering software products as part of an IFC.
• Work in a process-oriented software development environment across the software lifecycle
• Participate in Interface Control Document (ICD) working groups to provide feedback on interface changes
• Troubleshoot issues to determine if issue is with transformations, canonical or in software dependencies
• Interface/Collaborate across Operating Units and Tech Areas to help SEIT shape ICDs
• Mentor team members on transformation process for ADD-A
• Oversee/Review transformation generation and code updates and look for ways to automate this process as much as possible

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.  Candidate must be able to work closely with software developers and system engineers across multiple Tech Areas/IPTs and Operating Units.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PHD in STEM with 4 year of related engineering experience
• Familiar with all ICDs used by ADD-A and their dependencies
• Familiar with the transformation process
• 5+ years of experience with Java, XML and XSD
• 5+ years of experience integrating and troubleshooting transformations, native and canonical code and building software products that references those products
• 2+ years of experience with generating transformations and creating/updating canonicals
• 2+ years of experience with JAXB and DozerMapper
• Familiar with the differences between the ICDs of ADD-A and ADD-C/ADD-G and understands the impacts to changes made to an ICD for ADD-A on ADD-C and ADD-G as some of the ICDs are shared
• Experience working with (big and small) SEIT to develop Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance and must be able to obtain and maintain program access
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with engineers of all levels

Preferred Qualifications:

• Already has obtained Program Access (PAR)
• Understands the build process for ADD-A and ADD-C/ADD-G to be able to communicate with ADD-C/ADD-G build manager on needed/forthcoming changes to their baselines
• Understands the impact of ICD changes on the external applications

Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

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.