Principal/Senior Principal Design Software Engineer (Logging/Telemetry/Data handling) at Northrop Grumman

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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 Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Design Software Engineer (Logging/Telemetry/Data handling)

What You’ll Get to Do: 

IPT-Level role, member of SW Design Team. This role - a software engineer focused on handling, storing, processing, and visualizing large amounts of data - works at the Segment/IPT level of an extremely complex System comprised of multiple Segments, all of which incorporate mature and emerging technologies. This engineer will support the software design team lead and partner with other engineering functions to progress and mature the segment, and support critical engineering reviews and milestones (e.g. SRR, SFR, SDR, PDR, CDR, SVR, TRR)

This position will serve on-site in the greater Baltimore, MD area.

This requisition may be filled as a Principal or Senior Principal Design Software Engineer (Logging/Telemetry/Data handling)

This position is contingent upon acquiring and maintaining the necessary US Government security clearance per customers’ requirements.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Design Software Engineer (Logging/Telemetry/Data handling):

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 0 years of experience with PhD
• Experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Software Design Principles and Design Patterns
• Experience designing software to handle large amounts of structured or unstructured data
• Experience implementing requirements & interface definitions in software, performing code and unit testing
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong technical briefing skills
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen
• Current active DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph prior to starting.

  

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Design Software Engineer (Logging/Telemetry/Data handling): 

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience with Master's degree, 4 years of experience with PhD
• Experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Software Design Principles and Design Patterns
• Experience designing software to handle large amounts of structured or unstructured data
• Experience implementing requirements & interface definitions in software, performing code and unit testing
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong technical briefing skills
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen
• Current active DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph prior to starting.

Preferred Qualifications for Principal / Senior Principal Embedded Software Design Engineer: 

• Current active DoD TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance
• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance
• Understanding of interaction between different software and hardware components and subsystems; understanding of computer architecture
• Data and Visualization tools: SharePoint, Elasticsearch, MariaDB, MongoDB, Tableau, Grafana, Tableau, Prometheus
• Experience with development and environment tools, e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, node.js, Jupyter Notebooks, Cypress, Visual Studio, Python, C/C++
• Experience with application management tools, e.g. GitLab, Nexus, Trivy, SonarQube, Doxygen
• Familiarity with Project & Task Management tools, eg Jira or Confluence, and agile methodologies
• Experience with hardware/software integration, test planning & execution, or operational support

Primary Level Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. Apply Now