Principal Engineer Software

Northrop Grumman•Warner Robins, GA

69d•Onsite

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 Defense Sector has a need for a Principal Software Engineer at its Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) organization in Warner Robins, GA. This engineering position is for a role on our Software Engineering Team. In this role you will be supporting our AN/ALR-56M/56C Integrated Support Station Engineering Services Program at Robins Air Force Base. You will support upgrades to the AN/ALR-56M and AN/ALR-56C Integrated Support Stations and associated software applications. This candidate will develop, integrate, test, document and deliver software upgrades in support of system integration testing. The candidate will have the opportunity to take ownership of difficult problems and drive to a solution while working in a supportive team environment. This position is located in Warner Robins, GA.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering from an accredited university with at least 5-years of systems or software engineering experience OR a master's degree in one of the above listed majors with at least 3-years of systems or software engineering experience OR a PhD in one of the above listed majors.
Will also accept 4 additional years of related systems or software engineering experience in lieu of degree.
Proficient in C/C++ software development
Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Experience with Qt Integrated Development Environment
Ability to efficiently operate in a fast-paced team in a customer-driven environment
Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering from an accredited university with at least 5-years of systems or software engineering experience OR a master's degree in one of the above listed majors with at least 3-years of systems or software engineering experience
Experience with development in the VxWorks environment
Experience developing custom displays and user interfaces
Experience with embedded software development, integration and testing
Experience developing and deploying software on FPGA platforms with embedded ARM cores
Familiarity with containerization applications
Familiarity with emulation of embedded processor systems
Familiarity with Electronic Warfare (EW) and radar principles
Familiarity with software configuration management tools (JIRA, GitLab.)
Familiarity with integration of avionics interfaces (Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553B, ARINC-429, etc.)
Active Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

Develop, modify, maintain, and test embedded software using software engineering best practices and standards
Participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, application development, modular testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and upgrades
Apply technical expertise in solving complex integration problems
Frequent opportunities to interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers, therefore excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are essential to succeeding in this role.