Staff Software Engineer- Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead

Northrop Grumman • Roselle, IL

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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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support you by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer that will lead a cross-discipline engineering team, manage the one of the largest cost accounts on one of the largest programs at NGMS, and interface with Engineering & Program Management. The selected candidates will perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings. We are looking for you to join our team as a Staff Embedded Software Engineer based out of Linthicum, MD. As a Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Integrated Product Team Lead) within the Software and Digital Technologies Organization you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Using Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning and a culture of automation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree with 12 years of experience, Master's degree with 10 years of experience, Ph.D. with 8 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• U.S Citizenship is required
• Active DoD Secret Clearance required
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start
• 5 years of experience as a Control Account Manager (CAM) managing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) projects
• Experience working in C/C++
• Proficiency in working with real-time embedded software.
• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance is required

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on an EMD program as a systems or software engineer
• Demonstrated knowledge of radar mode development
• Fluency with developing and executing project schedules
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite
• Proficient in using advance MS Excel macros, functions, and pivots

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct cross-functional engineering teams during the EMD phase
• Lead staffing efforts for each team, ensuring appropriate skill mix and coverage
• Plan and coordinate bench time priorities across engineering program initiatives
• Manage and maintain Jira boards to track progress and issues, documenting and resolving blockers impacting team performance
• Develop and execute to project budgets and schedules, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS), critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts
• Maintain and communicate capability delivery schedules
• Support proposal development and new program acquisition efforts
• Interpret statements of work assigned by program leadership
• Work with suppliers and be able to articulate project requirements
• Brief internal and external customer leadership on progress of work assigned

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees