Principal Software Engineer – X-Lab - (25-290)

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 an exciting opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer – X-Lab to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. This position, located at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, plays a crucial role in supporting the U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position, and this role is on-site with no remote options.

Position Overview:

The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a critical part of the Missile Defense System. It is a key operational system that enables the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively control designated networked sensors and weapon systems to meet global and regional mission objectives.

C2BMC supports a layered missile defense capability that offers an optimized response to threats throughout all ranges and flight phases. C2BMC functions as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally to improve performance. Additionally, C2BMC plays a vital role in all system ground and flight tests, which verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of the missile defense system.

The X-Lab is responsible for developing and integrating future-capability prototypes for the Missile Defense System, including Sensor/Weapon Integration, Algorithm Development, User Interface Development, and other advanced missile technologies. This position will focus on integrating the R&D systems into C2BMC and will support other ongoing X-Lab projects as needed. This includes evaluating how C2BMC prototype systems perform, integrating source tracks into the prototype, and analyzing the results of track processing. Additionally, it involves generating and assessing concurrent radar and sensor tracks during M&S and live flight test events, as well as improving experimental prototypes based on the outcomes of these activities. The Software Engineer will use these results to identify and enhance C2BMC for future operations.

Essential Functions:

• Assist with planning, scheduling, and development of verification analysis tools
• Coordinate, develop, and maintain analysis and test tracking tools
• Ensure the proper backup and archiving of test products and analysis datasets
• Develop and maintain analysis tools according to the requirements provided by test analysts, including Excel-based tools (utilizing VBA) and Java-based tools
• This position is located full-time on Schriever SFB and is not a remote work position
• A small amount of travel may be required
• Occasional off-hours work may be required

Basic Qualifications:

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 years of related experience with a PhD. Or 9 years of related experience in lieu of a degree may be considered.
• Applicants must possess a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start with the ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% to support business needs
• Must possess demonstrable skills in:
  • Full-cycle software engineering