Software​/Principal Software Engineer

Overview

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

This position is part of our Embedded Software engineering team and involves developing software for defense systems in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

As a Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, Dev Sec Ops  and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation.

The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

This position will be filled at Software or Principal Software Engineer levels based on specific requirements. The Embedded Software Engineer designs, develops, operates, and maintains software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements. The individual shall apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products within the Targeting Business Unit.

This includes interfacing with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel.

This is a full-time, on-site role at our Rolling Meadows, IL location. The role involves working collaboratively with a team of software professionals to meet customer expectations and project milestones.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline with a minimum of 2+ years of engineering experience, or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline, or in lieu of degree, an additional 4 years of experience.
• Object Oriented Programming in C++
• Familiarity with software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc.)
• Experience developing embedded software running Linux or VxWorks operating systems
• Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall and/or Agile
• Familiarity with various version control systems (Git, Git Lab, Git Hub, Bitbucket, Clear Case, etc.) and Agile software planning tools (Rally, Jira, etc.)
• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have Interim Secret clearance prior to starting. Once started, must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline with a minimum of 5+ years of engineering experience, or 3+ years with a Master’s degree, or in lieu of degree, an additional 4 years of experience.
• Object Oriented Programming in C++
• Familiarity with software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc)
• Experience developing embedded software running Linux or VxWorks operating systems
• Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall and/or Agile
• Familiarity with various version control systems (Git, Git Lab, Git Hub, Bitbucket, Clear Case, etc.) and Agile software planning tools (Rally, Jira, etc)
• U.S. Citizenship
• Must have interim secret clearance prior to starting. Once…