Sr. Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Colorado Springs seeks a Sr. Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer to join the DARC program. You will develop and optimize radar DSP software, collaborate with hardware teams, and contribute to signal processing pipelines using CUDA and AI-assisted tooling.

Required experience includes C++, Python, Linux, RF signal processing, and an active DoD Secret clearance. Base salary range is provided with potential bonuses and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus years of experience as specified (8 years with a B.S., 6 years with an M.S., 4 years with a PhD)
• Active DoD Secret clearance at time of application
• Experience with C++, Java, Python and CUDA

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software and systems with complex logic and math
• Collaborates with hardware engineers in planning, design, and utilization of software for products and systems
• Determines user needs and analyzes system capabilities to resolve issues and design supporting tools and compilers
• Develops and optimizes radar signal processing algorithms and pipelines (DSP) using toolchains like DSP System Toolbox and related suites
• Leverages GPGPU acceleration (e.g., CUDA) for performance-critical workloads
• Uses AI-enabled tooling to accelerate development tasks while maintaining engineer accountability for code

Skills

C++

Java

Python

CUDA

Linux

RF signal processing

GPU optimization

AI tooling

Education

B.S. in Science

M.S. in Science

Ph.D.

Tools

NVIDIA MatX

DSP Toolchains

CUDA Toolkit

Job description

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance Required for Start

Yes

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer to join our team supporting our DARC program. This position would be based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This role will work with us on the Deep Space Advanced Capabilities contract developing new radar digital signal processing software in support of identification and tracking of objects in geosynchronous orbit.

Job responsibilities

• Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software, and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
• Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
• Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
• Demonstrated experience developing and optimizing radar signal processing algorithms and pipelines (DSP), including use of common engineering toolchains such as DSP System Toolbox / Signal Processing Toolbox / Phased Array System toolsets.
• Demonstrated experience with GPGPU acceleration (e.g., CUDA) for performance-critical signal processing and/or analytics workloads.
• Experience using AI-enabled engineering tooling (e.g., an AI coding assistant) to accelerate development tasks such as code explanation, refactoring, and test generation—while maintaining engineer accountability for reviewed code.

Basic Qualifications

• 8 years with a Bachelors in Science, 6 years with a Masters in Science degree, and 4 years with the PHD
• Active DoD Secret clearance at the time of application
• Experience with C++, Java, Python and CUDA
• Experience with Linux
• Experience with RF Signal Processing
• Experience with GPU optimization
• Experience with NVIDIA MatX library
• Experience with AI Tooling
• Experience with high side development and processes

Primary Level Salary Range

$129,300.00 - $193,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.