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Software Engineer

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 is seeking a software engineer to join our team in Linthicum Heights, MD. The software engineer will design, develop, integrate, and test software that manages a Space payload unit, ensuring compliance with established requirements. This includes conducting multidisciplinary research and collaboration with other disciplines in the planning, design, development, and utilization of data processing systems. Selected individuals will work on an agile development team, primarily using C++, Linux and/or Python.

This role will support Payload and Ground Software Engineering Eastern Region in the selected individual will conduct peer reviews of software-related products, software designs, and additional technical documents, as well as participate in a cross-functional scrum team. Successful candidates are expected to understand system requirements, how they apply to system design, and implement solutions to complex technical problems to accomplish program goals.

Individuals must be self-starters, able to efficiently operate in a team environment, and work with consultative direction toward defined long-range goals and objectives. Existing engineering and system specialists will be consulted to assist with any activities associated with executing primary tasking. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to internal and external customers, as required, to implement tasking assigned.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 12+ years software development experience working on embedded real-time systems or 10+ years with a Master's Degree or 8 years with a Ph.D.
• Proficient in Object Oriented programming using C++
• Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to testing
• Experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications
• Experience integrating developed software applications, to include usage of tools and logs to examine data to verify correct operation and identify problem areas
• Experience and ability to mentor, review work products, and provide meaningful feedback
• Experience in embedded software development and cross-compiling
• Experience developing in a Linux environment
• Experience with using software configuration management tools
• U.S. Citizenship
• No clearance is required to start, but you must have the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI
• Experience as a member of an Agile Scrum team
• Experience with developing software in Python
• Experience in embedded C++ optimizations
• Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications
• Experience debugging with GDB
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
• Hands-on hardware integration and testing experience
• Ability to debug complex integrated applications or test setup issues
• Active TS/SCI Clearance

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