Principal Engineer Software/Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: March 22, 2020

Job Description:

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer OR a Sr. Principal Software Engineer Level 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 a Principal Software EngineerSr. Principal Software Engineer - Vehicle Management System Integration and Test to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. Essential Functions Work with the lead test engineer and a team of software developers to establish and develop test methods and techniques Perform integration testing, regression testing, and formal qualification testing in an agile software development environment Document software problems and verify fixes Design, develop, and maintain software test plans, software test cases, software test procedures, and automated software test in compliance with program functional, technical, and performance requirements Troubleshoot and modify test tools and test scripts Generate software test data, perform test data analysis, and develop test documentation Participate in formal software inspection processes, customer meetings, and user events Provide support to customer testers during acceptance testing, including test procedure walkthroughs, documentation of testing issues and test results, and answering questions on system functionality This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs We offer flexible work arrangements, great learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. 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. Qualifications Basic Qualifications This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer OR a Sr. Principal Software Engineer Level Basic Qualifications for a Principal Software Engineer Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience in software engineering OR Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 3 years of experience in software engineering PhD degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 0 years of experience in software engineering Experience developing softwarewriting code in CC++ AND Python This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs Basic Qualification for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 9 years of experience in software engineering OR Master's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 7 years of experience in software engineering OR PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 4 years of experience in software engineering Experience developing softwarewriting code in CC++ AND Python This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret or Top Secret clearance as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs Preferred Qualifications Knowledgeable in high assurance software, flight critical software (DO-178), ARINC standards, CMMI (3-5), hardwaresoftware interfaces, programming of embedded processors utilizing a Real Time Operating System (RTOS), real-time and post processing data analytics, object oriented programming and design patterns Proficient in WindRiver, VxWorks development environments Experience with VectorCast (source code coverage tool) Experience with Air Worthiness certification process Experience with Real Time Component Framework (RTCF) Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite Experience with Agile methodolgoies SCRUM master certification or experience in SCRUM master role Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal OpportunityAffirmative 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 EEOAA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.comEEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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