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Northrop Grumman

Principal Software Engineer / Secret

Warner Robins, GA

Are you interested in the opportunity to work for an industry-leading company whose work with cutting-edge technology is driven by something human: the lives our technology protects? If so, Northrop Grumman may be the place for you. It's not the systems that drive us: it's the soldier our systems bring home. It's not just the equipment that motivates us: it's the people our equipment protects. It's not the innovation that gets us up in the morning: it's whom those innovations serve. We're united by our work to help people and protect the world. And that mission makes our team even stronger.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector has a need for a Principal Engineer Software at its Subsystem and Software Sustainment (S&SS) organization in Warner Robins, GA.

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This engineering position is for an role on the Software Engineering Team that supports modeling and simulation, electronic warfare, avionics, and radar sustainment programs.


Your responsibilities include:
  • Design, implement, document, test and debug software.
  • Analyze electronic warfare system capabilities to resolve problems, develop requirements, prepare operating instructions, simulate and test software designs, and perform data analysis.
  • Research and collaborate on new software algorithm designs.
  • Execute, analyze, and evaluate software applications for military systems.
  • Use various integrated development environment tools and applications to identify and troubleshoot software algorithms.


Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
1. BS Degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; OR MS Degree with 3 years of experience; OR PhD with 0 years of experience
2. Experienced in either Avionics, Electronic Warfare, Radar, or Test systems

3. Experience in translating software requirements into software design, producing software code from designs, and testing and debugging software code.
4. Ability to plan and execute system integration, verification and validation as part of a cross functional team.
5. Demonstrated use of high level programming languages such as C/C++, C#, Java, and/or Ada.
6. Experience with software tools such as GIT, JIRA, Eclipse, and/or Visual Studio
7. A current DoD Secret Clearance.

8. Ability to obtain/maintain access to work at our Warner Robin, GA facility.

Preferred Qualifications:
1. Experience designing OFPs
2. Experience designing hardware in the loop testing capabilities
3. Experience with real-time operating systems
4. Experience with emulation/virtualization technologies
5. Experience with Wind River Simics Products
6. Experience with automated testing techniques and tools
7. Experience with scripting language such as Python
8. Experience with interfaces such as MIL-STD-1553B, Fiber-Optics, and/or Intel M82916 Pi Bus

9. Experience with i960/PPC 7448, or MPC 8548 processors

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-20014160
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
    • Four-Day Work Week
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
    • Profit Sharing
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Woman founded/led

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