Principal Software Engineer - ENT (26-266)
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
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.Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer - ENT (26-266) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.
This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a key component of the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, collectively monitor the battle, and dynamically control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission goals. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities that enable an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It serves as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations, both globally and regionally, to improve performance. C2BMC is essential for all ground and flight tests that verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of missile defense systems.
Essential Functions:
- Will be responsible for software systems engineering products for their Scrum Team, including the development of software products
- Responsible for in-depth analysis and technical support for systems software products, including complex problem resolution, design, development, testing, operational integration, and user support
- Systems Engineering support for the team that maintains, debugs, and configures related software products
- Works from specifications to develop or modify operating system applications
- Assists with the design, coding, benchmark testing, debugging, and documentation of programs
- Work with SEIT organization to decompose system requirements into well-defined software-level requirements
- Work with SEIT organization to drive system use cases, CONOPS, and sequences
- Work with SEIT organization to develop or update system external interfaces
- Author or assist with proposals
- Perform software design - software product-level use cases and sequences
- Create and maintain software design - Algorithm Design Documents and Functional Design Documents
- This position can be filled by a Systems Engineer with background or experience in Software Development, or by a Software Engineer with Systems Engineering experience or training and a desire to support the Systems Engineering V for the Software Development Team
Basic Qualifications:
Please list your current security clearance and IAT or relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, System Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master’s degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
- Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
- +In-depth understanding of the systems engineering process and principles
- Proven track record of applying systems engineering principles
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