GN&C Flight Software Lead

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineers for the Flight / Guidance Navigation & Control (GN&C) Software Team
. This position will be located in Roy, Utah, and will support the Sentinel Program.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership within the Flight Systems Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) Software team, focusing on the development of mission critical software products. They will architect complex systems and lead the design, development, testing, and deployment phases, ensuring compatibility through the development and integration of board support packages and driver implementations. Expertise in real-time operating systems is essential, including configuring kernel parameters, managing task scheduling, and implementing inter-process communication.

To include the development and facilitation of middleware integration, utilizing appropriate communication models. Responsibilities include integrating application, system, and device layers on real-time embedded systems, performing performance measurements, and optimizing throughput to enhance system performance, and mentoring software engineers. Candidate will also participate and advise in the formal testing approach for embedded software products, closed loop sim integration, and defect troubleshooting and resolution.

This position will be located in Roy, Utah and support the Sentinel Program.

You’ll Bring These

Qualifications:

• 14 Years with Bachelor’s in relevant field of study, 12 Years with Masters, 10 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
• +10 Years of SW Experience (Experience in C++, real-time embedded software, and object-oriented design. Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and maintenance.)
• +5 years of Systems Engineering & Test Experience with System architecture, design, requirements decomposition, hardware-in-the-loop, and simulation testing.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and team management skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills, including expertise in executive-level communication.
• Experience with engineering metrics, schedule planning, and technical scope execution, utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
• Demonstrated performance in aligning and technical driving execution.
• Proven track record of coaching and guiding team members to foster skill development and career growth.
• Must be a US Citizen, with an active DoD Secret clearance and be eligible for a SAP.

• Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization.
• Experience in real-time embedded software development, including real-time multi-threaded architecture design, with knowledge of guidance and control systems.
• Experience with Integrity Operating Systems and/or VxWorks.
• Experience with Visual Studio.
• Experience with MATLAB.
• Experience with Coverity, Sonar Cube, Code Sonar, Fortify.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, Git Lab, and Dev Sec Ops  best practices.
• Excellent integration troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in building low-level code to interact…