RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 position is currently contingent on program award and associated program award funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Join the Northrop Grumman team to develop the next generation of software for the next generation of platforms. Support development and integration of the latest technologies - AI/ML, Quantum computing, cloud, and digital design – to impact future generation aircraft. Become part of the team that will give our war fighters the advantage over our adversaries. Bring your bold new ideas, and pioneering spirit to our team to invent the future and have some fun along the way. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our software organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL operating on our 9/80 schedule meaning you will get every other Friday off. The position has No Remote or Hybrid work available.

In this role you will be supporting critical design, development, integration, and test as part of the flight software team.  The selected candidate will develop this software implementing principles of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). 

Key Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software
• Determines computer uses needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and control
• Ensures software standards are met

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 2 Years experience; OR a master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 0 Years experience

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access
• Knowledge of VxWorks 7, VxWorks 6.9, BSP, DPIU or other RTOS OS (Green Hills)
• Experience developing in C/C++
• Knowledge of object-oriented design and software lifecycles
• Experience with version control software and configuration management processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active In Scope DOD Top Secret clearance
• Knowledge of Stores Management System (SMS)
• AGILE process knowledge
• Experience developing on a program that delivers periodic releases in a process-driven CMMI environment for a government customer
• Knowledge of the COMSA SMS baseline
• Experience with UAI, CFW, or other stores interface frameworks
• Experience with Air-to-Air release processes
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Cameo)
• Previous SMS lead experience on a medium-to-large program
• Previous experience with anti-tamper and other cyber resiliency techniques used to create, protect and execute trusted software
• Previous experience with the VxWorks Hypervisor environment
• DO-178B and Airworthiness process knowledge

Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.