Software Engineer - Level 5

Northrop Grumman•Huntsville, AL

63d

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 Space Systems - Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Staff Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL. Position Overview: Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Analyses are performed at all levels of total system products to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal. Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications. Essential Functions: What you will get to do: Support Northrop Grumman's Missile Defense Solutions (MDS) Business Unit with strategic engineering activities for weapon systems. The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 12 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 10 years of related experience, or 8 years of experience with a PhD.
Experience developing embedded software using C/C++ required
Experience with Java, Python and other high-level languages
Experience with hardware and software integration
Agile/DevSecOps experience.
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and integrating large-scale weapon system facility infrastructure systems (mechanical, electrical).
Demonstrated experience integrating large-scale custom designed and fabricated structures with commercially designed components.
Ability to travel for extended periods to customer locations to support installation, integration, and test events.
Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

Nice To Haves

Prior experience with Missile Defense Domain
Experience with the Atlassian toolset
Security+ or equivalent certification
A current, active in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance

Responsibilities

Support Northrop Grumman's Missile Defense Solutions (MDS) Business Unit with strategic engineering activities for weapon systems.
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems.
Analyses are performed at all levels of total system products to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal.
Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, detailed trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.