Sr. Staff Software Architect-Guidance Systems Integration-14255

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 163,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Roy, Utah is seeking a senior embedded software lead for the Sentinel Program. You will architect and lead development of mission-critical real-time software, mentor engineers, and drive integration across boards, drivers, and middleware.

The role requires DoD Secret clearance, extensive C++ and RTOS experience, and strong leadership/communication skills to coordinate with cross-functional teams and ensure performance and reliability of critical systems.

Qualifications

• 14 years with Bachelor's in relevant field (or equivalent experience).
• Must be a US citizen with active DoD Secret clearance and SAP eligibility.
• 10 years of software experience in C++ and real-time embedded systems.
• 5 years of systems engineering and test experience with architecture, HWIL, and sim testing.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and executive communication skills.
• Experience with EVMS, scheduling, and technical scope execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership within the AVE Flight Guidance, Navigation, and Controls team and architect complex systems.
• Lead design, development, testing, and deployment of mission-critical software products.
• Integrate board support packages and drivers for real-time embedded systems.
• Mentor software engineers and contribute to formal testing and defect resolution.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure performance and reliability of Sentinel Program systems.

Skills

C++

Real-time embedded software

Object-oriented design

Executive-level communication

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Visual Studio

MATLAB

Coverity

SonarCube

CodeSonar

Fortify

Kubernetes

GitLab

Atlassian tool set

DevSecOps

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.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership within the AVE Flight Guidance, Navigation, and Controls (GNC) 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.

Job Qualifications:

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• 14 Years with Bachelor’s in relevant field of study, 12 Years with Masters, 10 Years with PhD or 04 additional years in lieu of a degree.
• Must be a US Citizen, with an active DoD Secret clearance and be eligible for a SAP.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization.
• Experience in real-time embedded software development, including real-time multi-threaded architecture design, w/ knowledge of guidance and control systems.
• Experience with Integrity Operating Systems and/or VxWorks.
• Experience with Visual Studio.
• Experience with MATLAB.
• Experience with Coverity, SonarCube, CodeSonar, Fortify.
• Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, GitLab, and DevSecOps best practices.
• Excellent integration troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in building low-level code to interact with devices and hardware
• Experience in compilation and link techniques for achieving memory usage and partitioning design objectives.
• Familiarity with assembly and low-level code optimization.
• Familiarity with Board Support Package development and test.
• In depth knowledge of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) systems.
• Proven experience solving challenging architectural problems in embedded systems

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Primary Level Salary Range: $162,500.00 - $243,700.00

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.