2027 Associate Embedded Software Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. Entry Level opportunities at Northrop Grumman are unique. Are you interested in boosting your knowledge through experience and exposure, while supporting a mission that seeks to protect our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman is the place you! Our professionals live and breathe different perspectives; we are curious about the world, accepting each other, and aware that the more ideas, backgrounds, opinions and experiences we bring to our work, the stronger that work will be. Just as you would invest your time and hard work into our company, we focus on investing back into you through enriching professional experiences and high-quality learning and development opportunities. We want you to bring your whole self to work, and for you to have meaningful connections with your coworkers, customers and communities, while providing the best products, systems and technologies to protect our world. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability (MSTS) Division. Rolling Meadows employees are all about redefining what’s possible in the realms of navigation, targeting, and state-of-the-art self-protection. The systems that they design, build, integrate and test are created with the dynamics of present and future operational stakes in mind. Northrop Grumman is seeking Embedded Software Engineers. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in Rolling Meadows, IL. You’ll Have an Opportunity to: Engage in a full life-cycle approach-- design, implementation, test verification, production of digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems
Requirements
- Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
- Be majoring in or having majored in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree
- Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
- A Final U.S. Government Secret clearance is required to start (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution and 1 year of relevant experience
Nice To Haves
- Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher
- A current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance
- Structured Programming (C)
- Object Oriented Programming (C++, Java)
- Software architecture (design patterns, multithreaded programming, objected oriented design)
- Operating system concepts for embedded systems
- Software development methodologies or frameworks (Waterfall Methodology or Agile)
- Version control (Git, GitLab, Visual Studio, GitHub, or Bitbucket, etc.)
- Agile software planning tools (Jira or Rally, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Engage in a full life-cycle approach-- design, implementation, test verification, production of digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems
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
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
