Summary
Northrop Grumman is a leading company in defense technology, seeking an Embedded Software Engineer for their Weapons Integration and Mission Solutions organization. The role involves developing and maintaining embedded operational flight programs and participating in the full software development life cycle.
Responsibilities
- Develop, modify, and maintain embedded operational flight programs using software development best practices and standards
- Participate in the full software development life cycle, to include requirements development, modeling and design, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance
- Ability to provide leadership in solving complex problems
- Frequent opportunities to interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers, therefore excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are essential to succeeding in this role
Skills
- Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline
- Proficiency in C/C++/Ada or other Object-Oriented programming languages
- Proficiency in all areas of the formal software development lifecycle process from requirements to testing
- Proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Highly motivated self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance
- Active Secret Security Clearance
- Experience developing/debugging software targeted at real-time embedded operating systems (VxWorks, Embedded Linux)
- Experience developing/debugging Electronic Warfare/Radar software
- Experience with hands-on software/hardware integration and testing
- Experience with the Agile software development process
- Experience interfacing with customers and/or stakeholders
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
- Experience with digital signal processing
- Experience analyzing system requirements to derive software design and test specifications
- Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git
- Experience with LabView
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline
- Proficiency in C/C++/Ada or other Object-Oriented programming languages
- Proficiency in all areas of the formal software development lifecycle process from requirements to testing
- Proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving
- Highly motivated self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance
Nice to Haves
- Active Secret Security Clearance
- Experience developing/debugging software targeted at real-time embedded operating systems (VxWorks, Embedded Linux)
- Experience developing/debugging Electronic Warfare/Radar software
- Experience with hands-on software/hardware integration and testing
- Experience with the Agile software development process
- Experience interfacing with customers and/or stakeholders
- Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams
- Experience with digital signal processing
- Experience analyzing system requirements to derive software design and test specifications
- Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git
- Experience with LabView
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- 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.
- 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.