Roles and Responsibilities
Drive architectural decisions that support maturation of a front end control software product line as it expands to support new sensor technologies
Provide product ownership and technical direction for a team of embedded software engineers
Analyze, develop, modify, and test existing software, apply modern development techniques that take advantage of all that current technology has to offer
Identify risks, suggest mitigation, track defects, develop resolutions, and report status
Work alongside multi-disciplined engineering teams to test and verify software products on simulators and actual production hardware in our System Integration Laboratories
Identify and assess new technologies prior to implementation
Active participation with systems engineering in technical peer, design, architecture, and system reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field with 12 years of related experience, Master’s degree with 10 years of related experience, Ph.D. with 8 years of related experience
U.S Citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance. Active Secret is required to start. Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) is required, candidates must obtain SAP prior to starting. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance and special program access for continued employment.
Experience working in C/C++ writing highly resource efficient code
Experience developing real-time and near real-time embedded software
Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance
Must have experience with PCIe devices
Must have experience with both Intel and ARM processors
Must have experience developing software that directly interfaces with FPGAs and/or ASICs.
Must have experience working with Linux
Must have experience with RF subsystems (e.g. radar)
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in distributed control architecture
Experience with DMA Engines
Experience contributing to and executing a software product line
Experience with VxWorks and Linux Operating Systems
Experience with Matlab
Experience with Coverity, SonarQube and/or Klockwork tools
Experience with Jenkins and contributing to a DevOps pipelines
Experience in Open Architecture Solutions
Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, and DevSecOps best practices
Primary Level Salary Range: $169,000.00 - $253,600.00
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.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.
