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.

If you want to put your talent, experience, and passions to use and be part of something greater, you are in the right place.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer or Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located onsite in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

Join our team and build develop desktop applications from the ground up.   You will play a key role in designing, developing, and maintaining modern, scalable, and high-performance frontend applications. If you enjoy crafting seamless user experiences and working with the latest technologies, we’d love to hear from you!

Accomplish

In this role you will develop and maintain dynamic and responsive web applications from scratch, while working closely with designers and backend engineers to bring user interfaces to life. 

The ideal candidate should have a background in Software Engineering, with a particular focus on front-end development and user-interface/user-experience (UI/UX) proficiency.

This position is fully on-site, with no remote work available.

Essential Functions:

• Develop desktop applications from scratch using Python and frameworks like PyQt, PySide, Tkinter, or Kivy.
• Design responsive and user-friendly UI’s with a focus on usability and performance.
• Optimize application performance and ensure smooth operation on Windows and Linux.
• Work with databases (SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and query data efficiently.
• Integrate with RESTful APIs, WebSockets, or third-party services.
• Write clean, maintainable, and modular code following best practices.
• Debug, test, and maintain applications to ensure reliability and stability.
• Collaborate with designers, backend engineers, and product teams.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies in Python desktop development.

Succeed

The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.

This role may be filled by a Engineer or Principal Engineer Level.

Basic Qualifications Software Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, with 2 years of related engineering experience, OR Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, with 0 years of related engineering experience
• Proficiency in Python frameworks, (PyQt, PySide, Tkinter, Flask, Django, or similar)
• Proficiency in SQL for relational databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar).
• Proficiency in Git and version control workflows.
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated DoD Secret clearance or higher, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications Principal Software Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, with 5 years of related engineering experience, OR Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, with 3 years of related engineering experience
• Proficiency in Python frameworks, (PyQt, PySide, Tkinter, Flask, Django, or similar)
• Proficiency in SQL for relational databases (MSSQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar).
• Proficiency in Git and version control workflows.
• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated DoD Secret clearance or higher, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifi