Senior Avionics Software Engineer — Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, Florida seeks a Principal Engineer Software to deploy, automate, and maintain systems and software infrastructure, ensuring optimal operations and lifecycle excellence.

You will design builds, releases, deployments, and configurations in an agile team, gather requirements, test, troubleshoot, and collaborate with analysts, programmers, and users to meet program objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of experience, a Master's degree with 3 years of experience, or a Ph.D. with relevant software engineering experience.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming languages, including C/C++.
• Familiarity and development experience on Windows, Linux, and RTOS like LynxOS or VxWorks
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance. Interim DoD secret ok to start.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any special program clearances as required.

Responsibilities

• Independently design, implement, test, and maintain software throughout the lifecycle while adhering to specified requirements and standards.
• Collaborate within teams to integrate software solutions with other system components.
• Utilize technical knowledge to contribute to solutions for complex software problems.
• Analyze, collect, and report software metrics to ensure product quality and adherence to performance standards.
• Participate in software working groups and support discussions with customers as required.
• Implement and maintain software best practices across all phases of development.
• Apply innovative approaches to develop software products from concept to delivery, ensuring quality and compliance with project plans.
• Willingness to work off-peak for short term surge support to meet program milestones

Skills

C/C++

Object-oriented programming

Windows

Linux

RTOS LynxOS

VxWorks

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

GitLab

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, Florida seeks a Principal Engineer Software to deploy, automate, and maintain systems and software infrastructure, ensuring optimal operations and lifecycle excellence.

You will design builds, releases, deployments, and configurations in an agile team, gather requirements, test, troubleshoot, and collaborate with analysts, programmers, and users to meet program objectives.