Principal Software Engineer – Algorithm SW Engineer (25-066)

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems is offering a unique career opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer – Algorithm SW Engineer to join our team of diverse individuals. This position, based in Huntsville, AL, will allow you to work on the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program, a vital system that supports the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at all levels.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program integrates the Missile Defense System. It is a vital operational system that enables the U.S. president, secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan ballistic missile defense operations, to see the battle develop collectively, and to dynamically manage designated networked sensors and weapons systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives.

C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that enables an optimized response to threats of all ranges in all phases of flight. C2BMC is the force multiplier that globally and regionally networks integrate, synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations to optimize performance. C2BMC is integral to all system ground and flight tests, which verify and exercise all current and future missile defense system capabilities.

As a member of the Regional Applications Agile Release Train (ART) of the Missile Defense National Team for Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) (aka C2BMC NT).

Essential Functions:

• Generate software design artifacts, implement Java-based software changes, support design and code reviews, support software testing, and resolve issues arising from software testing
• Involved in presenting developed designs
• Actively participate in agile planning and execution using established C2BMC processes
• Will work in a multiple-discipline environment that includes systems engineering, integration and test, deployment, and warfighter support

Basic Qualifications:

Please note your updated security clearance and IAT/relevant certifications on your resume, if applicable.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Computer Science, Science, Technology, Software Engineering, Engineering, or Mathematics discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related work experience or a Master’s degree in a related discipline and 3 years of related work experience or 9 years of related work experience instead of a degree may be considered
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
• DoD 8140 certification at IAT Level II or higher (Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, CND, CySA+, CISSP, CISA, etc.) is required to start
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs
• Experienced in some or all aspects of the full life-cycle development of complex mathematical algorithms such as:
  • Tracking
  • Correlation
  • Guidance
  • Battle management
  • Radar management for Java-based military applications
• Experience developing software within an agile development process and the incremental work decomposition
• Experience developing software in a structured, process-based, integrated team environment
• Experience developing software within a DEVSECOPS framework for Java-based applications in a Unix/Linux platform environment
• Experience with:
  • git/GitLab
  • Eclipse
  • Maven/Gradle
  • SonarQube or similar toolsets
• Experience with the