Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: November 26, 2022

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10008500
Category: Engineering
Location: Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
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: 3 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. Role: The selected candidate will become a member of a skilled team working in a dynamic environment. They will participate in System Engineering, Software Development, System Integration and Test, Operations and Maintenance, Change Management and Documentation for systems that will be used to verify and validate mission and vehicle systems through multiple levels of test. Key Responsibilities: Design and develop software for use across multi-domain, multi-platform system integration laboratories
Analyze and interpret formal and informal customer requirements and generate corresponding lower level requirements that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
Consult with customer stakeholders and present ideas in small group settings
Create innovative technical design in compliance with established requirements
Build high-quality, fully performing software in compliance with coding standards and technical design
Define, implement, and document system tests
Perform software and hardware troubleshooting as required
Perform multiple platform system integration This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. Basic Qualifications: This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer level or Sr Principal Software Engineer level. The basic qualifications for a Principal Software Engineer are 5 years of related software development experience with a Bachelors in Science in STEM or 3 years with a Masters in Science in STEM The basic qualifications for a Sr Principal Software Engineer are 9 years of related software development experience with a Bachelors in Science in STEM or 7 years with a Masters in Science in STEM Experience with Object Oriented Programing development in either C++, C#, or Python
Experience with the Agile development lifecycle
Has a current in-scope active Secret Security Clearance and is able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access prior to start Preferred Qualifications: Proficiency with multiple of the following languages/frameworks:
C++, C#, Python, SQL, .NET, RTCF
Experience with the following
Protocols: TCP/IP & UDP
HW Interfaces: MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429, IEEE 1394
Atlassian Tool Suite
Decomposition / comprehension of Interface Control Documents of varying complexity
Developing OS agnostic software; Linux & Windows
Development within Interactive Development Environments
Has a current active Secret / Top-Secret clearance with Special Program Access Salary Range: $87,400 USD - $131,200 USD
Salary Range 2: $108,400 USD - $162,600 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 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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