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. Do you want to work at an international company with endless opportunities for growth and advancement? Are you eager to join a trust-based, globally-connected team, where your contributions will define what's possible? We are looking for team members who want to solve interesting, complex problems, which protect our nation. Your talents and passion are most important to us. If you don't know a language, program, or platform, we will teach you! Become a part of our enthusiastic team where we have fun working together and take pride in our contributions to the nation's safety. We are recruiting for early career (with some professional experience) engineers with a background in Software Development Engineering. In these role, the focus will be on development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of satellite ground software. These positions are located onsite on our Dulles, VA campus, and requires a Top Secret clearance at the time of application. What you'll get to do: Full stack development at the OS, platform, and mission unique software layer Developing client and server applications and services using service or object-oriented architectures, message bus-based data exchange that include first-of-a-kind capabilities Applications will span languages and toolsets including Python, C++, Postgres, Ansible, cloud infrastructure provisioning, PKI, and static code analysis execution and finding remediation Developer will be expected to be a self-starter capable of making decisions with overall project budget and schedule in mind Support Operations ground software and associated configurations. This will involve troubleshooting both software errors and hardware affecting the operation of ground software Support Acceptance Test events, including running tests Test Automation Configuration of ground segment software Resolution and remediation of software defects Software Enhancements as directed by customer change requests or mission needs Ground software support during launch and launch rehearsal events Support the installation of new ground segment software in operational, development and test environments What does success look like? As a successful employee, you will: Be an active and integral member of your team Channel your enthusiasm to innovate Be part of a supportive team that develops and deploys technologies that matter to our national security Work with agility, flexibility, and collaboration to explore creative ideas In these roles you will be developing systems for a variety of spacecraft using current technologies and others yet to come! We are seeking team members who have a thirst for knowledge, approach each day with optimism, and have a relentless drive to solve complex problems. Creativity and innovation are imperative for this role, because at Northrop Grumman, many of the problems we work on are impossible… until they're not. What does success look like? As a successful employee, you will: Be an active and integral member of your team Channel your enthusiasm to innovate Be part of a supportive team that develops and deploys technologies that matter to our national security Work with agility, flexibility, and collaboration to explore creative ideas