Consulting Embedded Software Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Consulting Embedded Software Engineer for its Software and Digital Technologies Organization in Baltimore, Maryland. The position is part of the Radar Software Development group, focused on Advanced Land Sensors. The engineer will work primarily in C/C++ across phases of the software development lifecycle, developing software to control existing and new generations of RF subsystems. The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering teams and internal and customer stakeholders. An active Secret clearance is required to start, and the employee must be able to maintain the clearance. Travel is 10% of the time; relocation assistance is not available.
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.
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance; an active Secret clearance is required to start, and the clearance must be maintained for continued employment.
- 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 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 less domain-experienced engineers.
- 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.
- Perform data analysis of production test data.
- Analyze performance data collected from fielded systems.
- Identify risks, suggest mitigation, track defects, develop resolutions, and report status.
- Work with multidisciplinary engineering teams to test and verify software in test environments and on production hardware in System Integration Laboratories.
- Participate with systems engineering in technical peer, 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
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
