Principal Deputy IPT Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

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 yours 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 Principal Deputy IPT Lead with the desire to learn new technologies to join our innovative Software Technologies Organization to help develop, enhance and maintain software on cutting edge products and systems. Candidates will work on software systems for mission systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle, primarily in C/C++. 

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Deputy IPT Lead based out of Linthicum, MD.

Summary of Role:

As a Principal Deputy IPT 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.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Identifying risks, suggesting mitigation, tracking defects, developing resolutions, and reporting status.

• Conduct reviews of software related products, software designs, and additional technical documents.

• Active participation in Integrated Product Teams (IPT) design reviews, and other reviews, as required.

• Actively participate in the technical peer reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view.

• Developing deliverable work products, monitoring cost and schedule and supporting development teams by removing obstacles to progress.

• Developing artifacts for proposals

• Supporting management of a team of engineers

This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience, Master’s degree with 3 years of experience, Ph.D. with 1 year 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

• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to start.

• Experience working on a team developing a complex technical solution.

• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in real-time embedded software development.

• Experience with the Atlassian tool set,