Sr. Principal Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. 

The Aeronautics Systems sector Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) is looking to grow Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) in support of designing and implementing technologies critical to the USAF Open Architecture initiatives. Our work influences the investment decisions of our senior leadership and customer program offices as well as impacting the Air Force enterprise of acquisition programs.

The candidate will work with the Chief Architect and Systems Engineering lead to design architecture solutions supporting USAF Open Architecture development. The candidate should have experience in developing software in an agile focused team and be knowledgeable of the software development lifecycle and be able to work independently. The candidate must also have an active Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain Top Secret and SAP clearances.  We are looking for innovative thinkers who thrive in a fast-paced environment and are comfortable with multi-tasking, prioritizing tasks, giving verbal presentations, and self-educating without direct supervision.  This is a new program; you must be comfortable working in an environment where things are not fully defined.  You will often need to make/document assumptions and develop approaches based on those assumptions.  The candidate must have a firm understanding of traditional systems engineering concepts and methodologies and must be able to apply and adjust these concepts and methodologies to an accelerated process in the early stages of the engineering design.  The candidate must be familiar with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), be able to work within an agile environment, and be an “out of the box” thinker. 

Essential Functions:  

• Participate in software development and integration in support of Research and Advanced Design programs

• Design, develop, and document software for mission planning solutions  

• Collaborate with the Chief Architect and Lead Systems Engineer to build and test tools, services, and protocol bridges 

• Generate and present material to support internal and external customer briefings

 
Basic Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of relevant experience

• Experience developing software with C/C++/Python/Java/Rust 

• Experience with USAF Open Architecture development

• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Top-Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.