Algorithms Software Engineer - Level 2 or 3 - (AHT)
About The Position
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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU), Advanced Programs group has an exciting career opportunity for a Sensor Fusion and Tracking Algorithms Software Engineer – Level 2 or 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. Our team is chartered with providing innovative technologies to develop, design, and produce optimized product lines across multiple customers while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. We are excited for you to join our team working on challenging and diverse assignments in a collaborating research and development environment. The position is located on-site in Boulder, CO. Boulder is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and only 25 miles from downtown Denver. Position Overview: As a Sensor Fusion and Tracking Algorithms Software Engineer – Level 2 or 3, you will be responsible for developing, analyzing, testing, and implementing extendable / reusable algorithms to improve fusion and tracking capabilities. Additional responsibilities will include but are not limited to providing technical documentation to support customer engagements. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below. This requisition may be filled at either a Software Engineer – Level 2 or a Principal Software Engineer – Level 3.
Requirements
- Software Engineer – Level 2: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience or a Master’s degree and 0-2 years of related experience.
- Principal Software Engineer – Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience or a Master’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year with a PhD.
- Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance and the time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
- Experience with modern C++, development tools, and integrated development environments (IDEs)
- Ability and willingness to travel 10% to support business needs.
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Podman
- Experience with Object Oriented Programming and data structures
- Experience developing in Linux environments
- Experience debugging C++ software applications
- Familiarity with revision control, documentation, planning, and review systems like Git
- Familiarity with Agile software development practices and related tools such as GitLab and Jira
- Skills in applied mathematics such as linear algebra, statistics, numerical methods, control theory, optimization, and frequency analysis
Nice To Haves
- Current active in-scope Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance
- Experience in multi-INT data fusion
- Experience in state estimation and tracking algorithms.
- Experience with Python and/or MATLAB.
- Experience with modern C++ (C++11 and later) and object-oriented programming.
- Experience with multi-threaded applications and low-latency programming paradigms.
- Experience in software profiling for memory safety and runtime performance
- Familiarity working with Gitlab ecosystem tools.
- Interest in working in a Research and Development setting.
- Experience working with customers within the Intelligence Community
Responsibilities
- Performance analysis of tracking and state estimation algorithms
- Tool and prototype development using modern C++ and Python
- Algorithm defect tracking and resolution
- Work in cross-discipline teams and communicate clearly across various levels of engineers
- Technical documentation input as required
- Input to customer-facing presentations
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
