Software Segment Lead - Staff Software Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Software Segment Lead / Staff Software Engineer to work on-site in San Diego, CA or Palmdale, CA. This full-time position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and extensive engineering experience, along with the ability to maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

The role involves technical leadership and the development of data solutions, requiring collaboration with cross-functional teams and a strong understanding of data technologies.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of related engineering experience or equivalent qualifications.
• Ability to maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.
• Experience in data infrastructure development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maturation of data solutions across various programs.
• Act as the subject matter expert for data processing.
• Collaborate with teams to meet end-user needs.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data analysis

Data acquisition

Communication technology

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in a STEM discipline

Job description

Role Overview

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Software Segment Lead / Staff Software Engineer on site in San Diego, CA or Palmdale, CA. The candidate will be a self‑starter experienced in an Integrated Product Team construct.

This is a full‑time, on‑site position. Remote, hybrid, or telework options are not available.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required for start: Yes. Clearance type: Top Secret. Travel: Yes, up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Provide collaborative technical leadership that drives the maturation and evolution of data solutions across a portfolio of programs, contracts, and operating units, even when requirements conflict.
• Act as the subject matter expert for all aspects of data acquisition, harmonization, processing, storage, analysis, and dissemination across diverse data formats, technologies, and network/distribution protocols.
• Translate raw sensor and telemetry feeds into actionable information that supports mission-critical decision making.
• Serve as lead architect for all phases of the product lifecycle, with immediate focus on developing off-site storage and extensible data dissemination solutions.
• Define enterprise-level strategy and support expansion of the mission set, emphasizing conversion of raw data into actionable information.
• Advise senior leadership on analytics value opportunities and roadmap alignment.
• Collaborate with end-user and customer teams to ensure solutions meet real-world needs and incorporate direct feedback.
• Lead technical execution of capabilities and products, owning requirements, design, and serving as the primary point of contact for reach-back support.
• Support risk mitigation and proactively generate opportunity-driven enhancements.
• Decompose the solution backlog, prioritize epics and user stories, act as the approval authority for feature completion, and define the definition of done.
• Facilitate knowledge share and management activities across data acquisition, analysis, and dissemination disciplines.
• Develop and govern data standards to ensure consistency, quality, and interoperability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience being a technical project lead and product owner accountable to the outcome of the solutions developed.
• Demonstrated understanding of communications technology, data acquisition, storage, processing and analysis technologies, including big data challenges and solutions.
• General understanding of network protocols and data dissemination strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to stay abreast of developments at the intersection of data science and technology.
• Experience engaging cross-functional teams to build a strong data infrastructure.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (background investigation within the past five years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to support the statement of work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current program access to applicable program.
• Active U.S. Government Top Secret SCI clearance (background investigation within the past five years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Skilled at defining, motivating and driving change across multiple contracts/business areas with a dual focus on supporting the end-user mission and ensuring business value.
• Advanced technical knowledge of data science and data architecture.
• Proven understanding of statistics, structured and unstructured data analysis, predictive modeling techniques and data visualization as well as a good command of emerging methodologies like artificial intelligence.
• Recognized experience as a thought leader and innovator in developing new tools, methodologies and problem-solving approaches.

Salary

Primary level salary range: $177,000.00 – $265,600.00. Salary is determined by scope, responsibilities, and candidate experience. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman provides health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation and personal business.

EEO and Citizenship

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.