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Sentinel Principal Software Engineer – 14951

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Principal Software Engineer – 14951. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.

• Design, develop, document, test, and debug closed loop system simulations.

• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of embedded systems for safety and mission critical software.

• Ensure program mandated software standards and compliance criteria are met.

• Understand and can develop in a continuous integration tool chain environment meeting technical and compliance requirements.

• Identify, analyze, and adjudicate software deficiencies.

• Understand project milestones/timeline and provide accurate reporting metrics.

• Perform trade studies to determine efficacy of software architecture and design.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  

  • 401k  

  • Educational Assistance  

  • Life Insurance  

  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   

  • Paid Time Off   

  • Health & Wellness Resources   

  • Employee Discounts  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Job Qualifications: 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

  • Principal Software Engineer: 05 Years with Bachelors degree; 03 Years with Masters; 00 Years with PhD or 04 additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

  • Active DoD Secret clearance - a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.

  • US Citizenship with Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

  • 2+ year experience in developing software/writing code in C/C++/C#, Python, Java, or similar programming language

  • 2+ year experience in object-oriented programming and design patterns, hardware/software communication interfaces, real-time and post processing data analytics

  • 2+ years of full life cycle of software development and Agile software development

  • Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite

  • Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering using Cameo

  • Knowledge of developing software for a hard real-time system

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

  • Experience with Real Time Component Framework (RTCF)

  • Experience developing missile flight systems software

  • Experience developing software for a hard real time system or hardware devices

  • Experience with front end GUI development

  • Security + Certification

  • Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans

  • Familiarity with security coding standard best practices, static and dynamic scanning tools, i.e., SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity, PCLint, etc.

#Sentinelsoftware

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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