Consulting Embedded Software Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Consulting Embedded Software Engineer for its Radar Advanced Product operating unit in Baltimore, Maryland. The role is part of the Radar Software Development group and supports software systems throughout the software development lifecycle, including development of software that controls existing and next-generation RF subsystems. The position contributes to radar product development, integration, testing, and sustainment alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams, with work spanning laboratory environments and production hardware. The role also includes technical leadership, risk and issue management, collaboration with systems engineering, and communication with internal and customer stakeholders. Travel is 10% of the time. No relocation assistance is available. An active Secret clearance and Special Access Program access are required to start; the employee must maintain the required clearance and access.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 16 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 14 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. and 12 years of related experience.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Active Secret clearance and Special Access Program access required to start; ability to obtain and maintain the required clearance and access.
- Knowledge and experience with RF hardware and test equipment.
- Knowledge and experience with Agile principles, tools, and implementation.
- Experience writing highly resource-efficient code in C/C++.
- Experience developing real-time and near-real-time embedded software.
- Experience across the full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and maintenance.
- Experience working with Intel processors.
- Experience working with VxWorks and Linux operating systems.
- Experience with MATLAB.
- Experience with radar system development.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with radar control and signal processing.
- Experience analyzing radar performance data.
- Experience developing and implementing radar modes using mode development kits (MDKs) and software development kits (SDKs).
- Experience in scope definition, project planning, team leadership, cross-discipline interaction, and program mentorship.
- Experience executing the engineering project lifecycle for software implementations, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, validation, verification, and sustainment.
- Advanced working knowledge of EO/IR, radar, or SIGINT technical principles, theories, and concepts.
- Experience with prototype coding, test scripting, data analysis, and signal processing.
- Experience troubleshooting radar system performance issues.
- Experience analyzing production test data and developing corrective actions.
- Experience analyzing operational field performance data.
- Experience reviewing software updates from engineers with less domain experience.
- Experience managing teams and efforts that drive software qualification and acceptance test activities.
- Experience with engineering design verification tests (DVTs) and software qualification (SQT) tests.
- Experience with acceptance testing (ATPs) and Safety of Flight (SoF) testing.
- Experience consulting on the maintenance and improvement of critical test and analysis infrastructure.
- Experience serving as a radar software technical authority to internal and customer stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Analyze, develop, modify, and test existing radar software.
- Analyze production test data and performance data collected from fielded systems.
- Design, build, test, and evaluate advanced radar modes and their interactions, resolving complex interactions to ensure correct operation.
- Identify risks, suggest mitigations, track defects, develop resolutions, and report status.
- Integrate and test software-centric radar improvements using lab-variant hardware and existing government-furnished equipment (GFE), improving test efficiency and system viability.
- Manage technical experts and subordinates, ensuring the team has the resources required to complete tasks.
- Drive technical decisions and issue resolutions, and manage risks and opportunities.
- Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to test and verify software products in test environments and on production hardware in System Integration Laboratories.
- Participate with systems engineering in technical design, architecture, and system reviews to ensure software and system requirements are met end to end.
- Create and deliver presentations to internal and customer stakeholders.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
