Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization 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 are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer based out of Beavercreek, OH. As an Embedded Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.
What You’ll get to Do:
In this position you will be developing embedded software for our cutting edge Navigation systems. As a member of our world class software development team, you will have opportunities to improve and expand your capabilities in software design and code development. You will also have opportunities to perform software and system integration on state of the art hardware, learn new software development techniques such as Model Based Engineering (MBE), and work in an agile and collaborative development environment.
As a successful candidate, you will collaborate with peers across our organization and will have clearly demonstrated the strong leadership skills needed to join our top performing team. You will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with our internal and external customers. You will also have demonstrated a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging our traditional ways of doing business. You will make us even better!
This position may be filled as a Principal Embedded Software Engineer or Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Basic Qualifications for Principal Embedded Software Engineer:
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of hands-on Software Development experience; Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of hands-on Software Development experience; PhD in a STEM discipline with 1+ year of hands-on Software Development experience
Demonstrated capability to translate formal software requirements into software designs
Demonstrated use of high-level programming languages such as C, C++, or scripting languages such as Python
Experience using software management and workflow automation tools such as ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest, or Jira
Proven ability to design, code, and test new software or modify existing software to add new features
Ability to debug existing software and correct defects
Experience with open software/system architecture solutions
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative development environment
U.S. Citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required
Ability to work on site full-time at our Beavercreek, OH facility
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer:
Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of hands-on Software Development experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of hands-on Software Development experience; PhD in a STEM discipline with 4+ years of hands-on Software Development experience
Demonstrated capability to translate formal software requirements into software designs
Demonstrated use of high-level programming languages such as C, C++, or scripting languages such as Python
Experience using software management and workflow automation tools such as ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest, or Jira
Proven ability to design, code, and test new software or modify existing software to add new features
Ability to debug existing software and correct defects
Experience with open software/system architecture solutions
Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative development environment
U.S. Citizenship is required
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required
Ability to work on site full-time at our Beavercreek, OH facility
Preferred Qualifications:
Current/Active U.S. Government Secret clearance
Experience using DOORS for software requirements management
MATLAB/Simulink model-based software development
Demonstrated capability to define software requirements for an INS/GPS system
Familiarity with/Experience in INS/GPS Kalman filter design and requirements definition
Experience developing, verifying, certifying and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems that comply with RTCA DO-178B/ C or similar guidelines.
Demonstrated use of MATLAB for simulation and INS/GPS system performance evaluation
Experience in the development and performance of system tests
Hands-on experience with one or more communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429 or RS-422
Real-time safety-critical embedded software systems development experience (including APIs, interfaces and device drivers)
Navigation and/or Integrated Avionics System development experience
Demonstrated capability to develop UML software designs using design tools such as Rhapsody and/or Model Based Engineering designs using tools such as Simulink or SCADE
Experience with the full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation and unit test, integration, and maintenance
Experience developing, verifying, certifying and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems that comply with RTCA DO-178B/ C or similar guidelines.
Experience with software test tools such as LDRA and Vector Cast and code analysis tools such as Polyspace