Sentinel Software Engineer

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible.

With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Staff Software Engineer
. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL or Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical oversight for test engineering activities performed by the team. Candidate will lead a team that implements many technologies and needs diverse engineering experience.

• Candidate will be a thought leader of systems thinking and hardware engineering for both their team and the organization.

• Perform as a senior technical leader to support programs and new business efforts. These tasks will include software test plans, software requirements development, and software integration and test strategies.

• Responsible for WBS elements assigned to the C2 SW Test team.

• Expected to oversee assigned elements using Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

• Engage and collaborate with program and functional organizations to obtain, understand, and interpret program resource needs to effectively meet program milestones.

• Manage and maintain the day-to-day interfaces and communications between Program Management, Engineering Functionals, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain. Resolve issues spanning across Hardware Engineering functional area.

• Assess, track, and mitigate cost and schedule risk supported by quantitative and predictive analyses.

• Facilitate internal meetings to support design, production, and problem resolution.

• Utilize fundamental engineering principles to facilitate production and design changes within the project team that result in superior products within the program budget.

People Leadership:

• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to staff to ensure engineering projects in portfolio meet performance objectives

• Responsible for direct management of staff and providing directions to the staff

• Execute, update, and maintain department procedures

• Support organizational engineering initiatives

• Leads a team of individual contributors in support of SW integration and qualification.

• Develop and direct preparation and execution of HW/SW integration activities to support comprehensive tests and schedules for completing systems

• Coordinate SW integration and testing activities working in a dynamic people-focused environment

• Direct oversight of SW integration and coordination with lab operations teams

• Responsible for the development of SW Test and Integration plans/procedures

• Responsible for CDRL deliveries aligned with TPWG and Verification reporting requirements.

• Ensuring members have sufficient statement of work and resources are balanced across various efforts.

• Coordinating with leadership to ensure appropriate staffing / de-staffing actions are…