Software Engineer - Level T03/T04 (Space Systems)

Northrop Grumman•Manhattan Beach, CA

58d

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. Please be aware that this position will be contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining customer and/or business funding, and holding final clearances prior to start date. We have an opening for either a Principal Software Engineer (T03) or Senior Principal Software Engineer (T04) to join our Ruby team in Manhattan Beach, CA. In this role you will be on the Space Vehicle Management team where you will design, develop, document, refactor, test, and debug applications software for a Ground Segment. You will support the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission. The successful candidate will have Software development experience, with the ability to digest changes and synthesize them into working designs, generate efficient code according to the specifications, and adapt to changes as necessary that are driven by bugs or specification updates or the customer. The candidate is expected to operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment, and to be highly self-motivated, reporting information to leads and the customer. The candidate is expected to handle diverse assignments with efficiency, finding unique solutions and working in a very collaborative and fast-paced environment that continues to grow. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Requirements

Principal Software Engineer (T03): 5 years of relevant experience with Bachelor's degree; 3 years with Master's degree; 1 year with PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Senior Principal Software Engineer (T04): 8 years of relevant experience with Bachelor's degree; 6 years with Master's degree; 4 years with PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance at the time of application, and ability to successfully pass a polygraph
Experience with Java, C++ and Python (or similar scripting language) in a cloud environment
Experience with Agile development methodologies
Automated testing experience
Understanding of software testing principles and methodologies

Nice To Haves

STEM degree
Adjudicated CI or FS polygraph
Proficient with Python, Perl, Rust, Docker/Kubernetes, Cloud, DevOps, CI/CD
Proficient with Atlassian tools (i.e., Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
Familiar with Kubernetes cluster software deployment
Experience with automated test tools (i.e., Cucumber, Behave, Eggplant, Selenium, Cypress)
Experience developing software for complex near real-time ground systems in mission domain

Responsibilities

design, develop, document, refactor, test, and debug applications software for a Ground Segment
support the program through maturity and milestones to achieve the mission
digest changes and synthesize them into working designs
generate efficient code according to the specifications
adapt to changes as necessary that are driven by bugs or specification updates or the customer
operate independently with little oversight in a dynamic environment
be highly self-motivated, reporting information to leads and the customer
handle diverse assignments with efficiency, finding unique solutions and working in a very collaborative and fast-paced environment that continues to grow