Principal Engineer Software

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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.

This position is currently funded based on a recent program award.

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

Responsibilities will include deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure running smoothly.  The role requires you to have hands on technical experience and a can-do approach towards environment automation and management along with continuous improvements. You will be a team member working in agile development process. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment along with configuration activities.  Your responsibilities will include working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the building and test plan execution, performing quality reviews, and triaging and fixing operational issues.  The candidate will assist with the integration, troubleshooting and testing of implemented software changes.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment and provide leadership for its implementation.  It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The Software Engineer will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems.   The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers.  Therefore, excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are required.  A solid experience in bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required along with the ability to design, build and install software for existing or new networks and infrastructures. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD secret security clearance and Special Program Access is a required.

Job Description

Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems. Ensures software standards are met.

What You’ll get to Do:

The selected individual will play a critical role in the design, development, and delivery of the program’s network architecture.

Roles & Responsibilities include but aren’t limited to:

• Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
• Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies with the program’s systems
• Implement engineering changes to the system as required
• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
• Occasional travel may be required.
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
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