Embedded Software​/Firmware Engineer Level 7; AHT - R10212185-2

Embedded Software / Firmware Engineer Level 7 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret.

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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’s Defense Systems is looking for an Embedded Software / Firmware Engineer Level 7 with Anti‑Tamper Solution Experience to work with our talented Advanced Weapons team in one of the three locations listed below. An Active Clearance is required to start this role.

This position requires the selected candidate to work on‑site in either of the following locations:
Northridge, CA;
Tucson, AZ; or Linthicum, MD. Salary range based on location will be listed at the bottom. Telework is not available for this position. Relocation assistance, although not guaranteed, may be available.

• Provide analysis, development, implementation, and security assessments of embedded systems to ensure compliance with NIST SP 800‑53, CNSSI 1253, and DoD RMF Knowledge Service guidance.
• Analyze customer’s concept of operations/employment and cybersecurity/anti‑tamper requirements to propose, design, develop, and implement security/protection controls.
• Define system architectures that are resistant to tampering and cyber‑attacks.
• Support system requirements development by following standard processes for assessing, implementing, and verifying security requirements.
• Interface with inter‑organizational management and external customers to communicate technical briefings and program status.
• Participate in the development of training plans to grow the team.

• B.S. degree in an engineering/computer science discipline and a minimum of 16 years of related experience in Digital Design, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or Embedded Software Engineering; or M.S. with 14 years; or Ph.D. with 12 years.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience designing, developing, and implementing FPGA solutions as a Security Controller (Root of Security/Root of Trust) for embedded weapons systems.
• Demonstrated expertise with firmware and software requirements derivation for security applications.
• Demonstrated expertise with designing and implementing firmware (VHDL or Verilog) and software (C/C++) solutions for security applications.
• Expertise in the following FPGA families:
  Xilinx, Micro Semi, and Intel.
• Knowledgeable in current cryptographic algorithms used for encryption/decryption, digital signatures, and hashes, and how to apply them in the development of security solutions.
• Understanding of cryptographic based vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with working both US Only and FMS efforts.
• Technical problem solving, including leading Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring.
• Previous experience directing and managing an engineering team in the execution of security solution development, integration and test, and verification activities.
• Knowledgeable about the AT customer community.
• Significant experience briefing complex technical, cost, and schedule to the DoD customer and ATEA/ATET community.
• Demonstrated capability to grow junior talent.
• U.S. Citizenship and active Secret DoD clearance is required with the ability to obtain higher Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

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