Autonomy Software Integration and Test

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer or Principal Software Engineer position to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals onsite in El Segundo, CA.

You will report to the Advanced Autonomy Team and will be a key member of their mission autonomy software integration and test group working with unmanned autonomous aircraft platforms and their support systems.

In this role you will work on end-to-end integration of the mission autonomy stack. You will define and execute system-level integration and test strategies across simulation, SIL/HIL, and on the Talon IQ platform. You will also drive root cause analysis and propose resolutions to software issues as well as collaborate to resolve them. Develop comprehensive test plans and verification criteria. Provide vision and implement an automated test framework and CI/CD integration pipeline to support development and testing.

Oversee scenario testing, coordinate software releases and mission autonomy flight test campaign on Talon IQ. Provide clear reporting on system maturity, risk, and readiness for deployment.

The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.

• This role may be filled at either the Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer level based on the qualifications below.

• Engineer Software:
  Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 2 years of engineering‑related experience or a Masters in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Principal Engineer:
  Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of engineering‑related experience or a Masters in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience with Python, C++, and Linux-based development environments.
• Experience with Object‑Oriented Programming concepts, and test‑driven development practices.
• Experience with Agile best practices and processes.
• Knowledge of software engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/network development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, and testing.
• Experience integrating containerized software using open standards such as OCI (Open Container Initiative).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

• Experience implementing, integrating, or testing onboard mission system software.
• Experience developing or integrating Mission Autonomy software for tasking, routing, or other behaviors.
• Experience with Government Reference Architectures like OMS/UCI and A‑GRA.
• Knowledge or experience with software infrastructure as code for technologies such as Kubernetes/K3s, Podman/Docker, Helm, etc.
• Experience with operating system fundamentals such as memory management, scheduling, and concurrency.

At Northrop Grumman we are invested in the growth and well‑being of all our…