Associate Simulation Software Engineer / Simulation Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

7d•$62,300 - $118,900•Hybrid

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Associate Simulation Software Engineer / Simulation Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization in Melbourne, FL or Oklahoma City, OK. This position offers the opportunity to directly design, develop and test cloud based solutions for enabling a software development environment and hosting simulation software and infrastructure. This includes installing, configuring, and testing software utilizing pipeline automation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience (for Associate level)
Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 0 years of experience in software engineering OR a PhD degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 0 years of experience. (for Simulation Software Engineer level)
Experience with at least one of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, and Python
Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of C and C++ languages including templates, memory storage, and compiler/linker
Experience with two or more of the following tools: Jira, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, Gitlab, Sonarqube, Fortify, or Coverity
Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, and deployment
Experience with or knowledge of Joint Simulation Environment (JSE), Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), or High-Level Architecture (HLA)
Experience with Full-Motion Flight Training Systems
Experience with simulated threat environments such as AFSIM or NGTS
Experience with Infrastructure as Code & configuration management
Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment concepts and tools such as Gitlab, Bamboo, or Jenkins
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management

Responsibilities

Help design, build, and maintain automated cloud environments using infrastructure-as-code (IaC) and configuration management tools.
Develop, modify and maintain pipelines to deploy cloud infrastructure and related services using engineering best practices and standards, and participate in the full life-cycle of the pipelines.
Additional work to include integration testing, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
Be a part of Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines.
Interface on occasion with the customer and excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are essential.