Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer (Space Systems)

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.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Does this sound like you?

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) provide benefits for the member, our leaders and the company. Our ERGs offer opportunities to be a friend, be active, be a volunteer, be a leader, to be recognized and to be yourself! Every ERG is inclusive of all employees!

Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 schedule, and a great 401K matching program.

We have an opening for either a Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer to join our talented, diverse Sagittarius Ground team in Redondo Beach, CA. You will have the opportunity to design, develop, document, test, and debug software written in JAVA, C++ and Python; ensure that the developed software is effective and takes into consideration performance and security implications, and work in a Agile environment. We utilize a wide variety of DevOps technologies including Atlassian suite of tools (Bamboo, Jira, Bitbucket), Fortify, Ansible, and many more.

Sagittarius is a relatively new (2020) program major Class A satellite program. We are building a constellation of satellites to perform a classified mission. This role would be working on the software for the ground station, which provides command and control of the satellites and their payloads and communications with externals. Our software is a mix of reuse and new development. Most of the new development is done in Java with a Linux backend and Windows front end with JavaFX UIs. We are primarily a service oriented architecture built on a message bus. We are a fully Agile/Devops program featuring 8 software scrum teams and 50+ developers. All software is built in an Atlassian based CI/CD pipeline. The major components of the system are command and telemetry, resource allocation, and test/training/simulation. We are a 50/50 split between unclassified and classified development. Hybrid work arrangements may be supported.

This requisition may be filled at either a Software Engineer level or a Principal Software Engineer level

Basic Qualifications Software Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree with 2 years of related experience; or a Master’s degree; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: Java, C/C++, Python
• Experience in software development deliverables and processes
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or SCI, and the ability to obtain SAP Clearance

Basic Qualifications Principal Software Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with 3 years of related experience; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• Proficiency in one or more of the following: Java, C/C++, Python
• Experience in software development deliverables and processes
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or SCI, and the ability to obtain SAP Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM
• Java experience is preferred
• Experience with Satellite Ground systems
• Experience with Agile development and continuous integration and test
• Demonstrated ability to implement process improvements, streamline activities, and develop efficiencies
• Previous in depth domain knowledge of program software design and code preferred
• Proficiency with DevOps technologies including Jenkins, Fortify, Ansible, Atlassian suite

Salary Range: $82,400 USD - $123,600 USD

Salary Range 2: $101,400 USD - $152,200 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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