Principal​/Sr Principal Engineer Software

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start:
Yes.

Clearance type:
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.

We are seeking a Principal / Senior Principal Software Engineer to support a research area associated with our key lab environment within the Research & Advanced Design organization. The program technologies include 5G/NextG communications, machine learning, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and future wireless technologies in support of tactical applications for the warfighter. The position is located onsite in Melbourne, FL.

• Integrating, deploying, and enhancing 5G systems based on the O-RAN standard.
• Designing and deploying microservices architectures on Azure, AWS, and hybrid environments.
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
• Ability to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems.
• Working with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
• Providing technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with programs objectives.
• Following software best practices.
• Developing software products from all phases of the software lifecycle.
• Contributing to the full life cycle of system development in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. This includes requirements development, modeling and design, application development, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
• Meeting milestones and deadlines by providing best in-class solutions.
• Adhering to and following roadmaps, plans, and schedules.
• Working closely with the software lead and following their guidance.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 or more years of experience in software engineering OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 or more years of experience in software engineering, or a PhD in STEM with no experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 8 or more years of experience in software engineering OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 or more years of experience in software engineering, or a PhD in STEM with 4 years of related experience (for Sr. Principal).
• Experience developing software and COTS software integration.
• Experience on virtualization on different platforms and containerization.
• Experience working with on-premise and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience developing CONOPS and work with other teams to provide demo infrastructure.
• Experience with demo/experiment integration and execution.
• Experience with the Agile software development process.
• Must have an active in scope DoD Secret security clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years).

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience with C/C++, Java, or other OOP languages.
• Experience with 5G communications protocols and equipment.
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining microservices architectures in Azure, AWS, or hybrid environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes.
• Experience integrating AI/ML models into microservices architectures.
• Experience applying…