Principal / Senior Principal Controls Software Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Annapolis Junction, MD

50d•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 Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking Principal / Senior Principal Controls Software Design Engineer. What You'll Get to Do: Integrated Product Team (IPT) level role, member of SW Design Team. This role - a software design engineer focusing on controls software - works at the Segment/IPT level of an extremely complex system comprised of multiple segments, all of which incorporate mature and emerging technologies. This engineer will support the software design team lead and partner with other engineering functions to progress and mature the segment, and support critical engineering reviews and milestones (e.g. SRR, SFR, SDR, PDR, CDR, SVR, TRR). This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area. This requisition may be filled as a Principal Controls Software Design Engineer or Senior Principal Controls Software Design Engineer. This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers' requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with at least 5 years of experience, 3 years with Master's degree, OR 1 year with a PhD
Familiarity with command and control or controls system software
Proficiency in working with real-time embedded software
Experience implementing requirements & interface definitions in software, performing code and unit testing
Understanding of software design principles, computer architecture, and relevant technologies
Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong technical briefing skills
This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen
Current active DoD TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph
Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with at least 8 years of experience, 6 years with Master's degree, OR 4 years with a PhD

Nice To Haves

Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance
Knowledge of software design principles and patterns
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts
Experience with hardware/software integration, test planning & execution, or operational support
Experience with development and environment tools, e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Cypress, Visual Studio, Python, C/C++
Experience with application management tools, e.g. GitLab, Nexus, Trivy, SonarQube, Doxygen
Familiarity with Project & Task Management tools, e.g. Jira or Confluence, and agile methodologies

Responsibilities

Integrated Product Team (IPT) level role, member of SW Design Team
This role - a software design engineer focusing on controls software - works at the Segment/IPT level of an extremely complex system comprised of multiple segments, all of which incorporate mature and emerging technologies
This engineer will support the software design team lead and partner with other engineering functions to progress and mature the segment, and support critical engineering reviews and milestones (e.g. SRR, SFR, SDR, PDR, CDR, SVR, TRR)