Engineer Software - R10232919

Job Description

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 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 and landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces, invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Melbourne, Florida. No relocation assistance is provided.

The Engineer Software will deploy, automate, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve systems and software infrastructure. The role requires hands‑on technical experience and a can‑do approach to environment automation and management, along with continuous improvements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Design and implementation of application builds, releases, and deployment, including configuration activities.
• Working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototype, and architect complex solutions.
• Participation in the full software development life cycle: requirements, modeling, design, application development, unit testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
• Triaging and fixing operational issues, and testing of implemented software changes.
• Providing technical solutions for complex problems and leading implementation efforts.
• Collaborating with Program Management, external suppliers, and/or government customers.

• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
• Extensive technical expertise and clear communication of technical approaches.
• Providing imaginative, thorough, and practicable solutions to complex problems.
• In-depth understanding of technical principles and concepts in the relevant field.
• Design, development, documentation, testing, and debugging of applications and systems with logical and mathematical solutions.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with hardware engineers on electronic data processing systems.
• Integrating functionality with other software components.
• Identifying and solving complex problems independently.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and at least 2 years of software engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and at least 0 years of experience.
• Requirement for a DoD Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain Program Special Access.
• Solid experience with object‑oriented programming languages, including C/C++.
• Experience developing and debugging software on Linux and Windows in both desktop and target environments.
• Willingness to work off‑peak hours for short‑term surge support to meet program milestones.

• Familiarity with the Atlassian suite including Git and Confluence.
• Experience with C/C++ desktop and multithreaded application development.
• Familiarity with Agile software development processes.
• Full software development life cycle experience.
• Experience with DOORS and/or Cameo UML modeling tools.
• Experience with formal software testing and Weapon System evaluations.
• Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of software development experience.
• Experience developing software within SELinux environments.
• Proficiency with Git Lab and version control systems.
• Experience with Rhapsody and/or Cameo UML modeling tools.
• Proficient in creating and maintaining comprehensive software documentation.
• U.S. citizenship with a current DoD Secret or higher clearance.
• Current holder of a Special Program Access.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and, for higher positions, Long Term Incentives. Northrop Grumman provides health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.