Principal / Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Requisition ID: R10166558
Category: Engineering
Location: Warner Robins, Georgia, United States of America
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Positions Available: 2
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector has a need for a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer at its Subsystem and Software Sustainment (S&SS) organization in Warner Robins, GA. This engineering position is for a role on our Embedded Software Engineering Team. In this role you will be supporting our B-1B Electronic Warfare Software Program. You will be an integral part of an interdisciplinary team of engineers focused on the modernization and sustainment of the ALQ-161A system for the B-1B platform. Our ideal candidate will possess technical expertise, a drive to lead from where you are, collaborative people skills, and the proven ability to work within a technically diverse and fast-paced team. This position is in Warner Robins, GA and requires that you work on-site daily.
Your responsibilities will include:
Develop, modify, and maintain embedded operational flight programs using software development best practices and standards.
Participate in the full software development life cycle, to include requirements development, modeling and design, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
Ability to provide leadership in solving complex problems.
Frequent opportunities to interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers, therefore excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are essential to succeeding in this role
**This position may be filled at the Principal Engineer Embedded Software OR Sr. Principal Engineer Embedded Software level.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Embedded Software:
Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline.
Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 3 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 1 years of direct relevant experience with PhD.
Proficient in C/C++/Ada or other OOP languages
Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to testing
Basic understanding of Electronic Warfare (EW) principles
Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineer Embedded Software:
Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline.
Minimum of 9 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 7 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with PhD.
Proficient in C/C++/Ada or other OOP languages
Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to testing
Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare (EW) principles
Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience programming in Ada
Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git
Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
Experience with the Agile software development process
Experience interfacing with customers and/or stakeholders
Experience with digital signal processing
Experience with radar principles
Active Secret Security Clearance
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.
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.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
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