Principal Embedded Software Engineer

Requisition ID:
R10179865

• Category:
  Engineering
• Location:
  Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America
• Clearance Type:
  Secret
• Telecommute:
  No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift:
  1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required:
  No
• Relocation Assistance:
  Relocation assistance may be available

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Embedded Software Engineer based out of Linthicum, MD and will require 100% on-site work.

The Software and Digital Technologies Organization is hiring for 3 different sub-organizations:

• Software Technologies:
  Radars and Sensors for ground and air-based platforms. Our organization has stable work spread across multiple customers and platforms. This work covers Ship based countermeasures, battle space awareness, real time radar processing, aerial target detection and tracking, cognitive and adaptive electronic warfare, and much more!

• Product Line Software:
  Develop distributed, real-time & embedded (DRE) OT software systems for general purpose and higher performance embedded computing (HPEC) applications right on your Windows or Linux desktop - no special hardware required.

• Secure Processing:
  Defending the warfighting capability by 'keeping secret things from getting out' and 'keeping malicious things from getting in'.

What You'll get to Do:

As an integral part of our Software and Digital Technologies Organization in Mission Systems Engineering located in Linthicum, MD you will learn new technologies and help to develop, enhance and maintain software on cutting edge products and systems. You will work on software systems for mission systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle, primarily in C/C++. 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.

• Identifying risks, suggesting mitigation, tracking defects, developing resolutions, and reporting status.

• Develop and execute unit tests and build verification test plans, and track and report test status.

• Conduct reviews of software related products, software designs, and additional technical documents.

• Active participation in Integrated Product Teams (IPT), design reviews, and other reviews, as required.

• Actively participate in the technical peer reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience, Master's degree with 3 years of experience, Ph. D. with 0 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U. S. Citizenship is required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance prior to starting.

• A current/active clearance is not required to be considered for the position or to start, but a final clearance will be required prior to starting.

• Experience working in C/C++.

• Proficiency in working with real time embedded software.

• Experience with full software lifecycle:
  specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret DoD Clearance or higher.

• Advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.

• Experience in real-time embedded software development knowledge of Radar, Electronic Warfare, or Space technologies.

• Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization.

• Experience with VxWorks and/or Linux Operating Systems.

• Experience with Visual Studio.

• Experience with Matlab.

• Experience with Coverity and/or KlocWork tools.

• Experience in Open Architecture Solutions.

• Experience with the Atlassian tool set, kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, and DevSecOps best practices

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following:
Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges:
to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world.

Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.

Our Responsibility. At Northrop Gru.