Staff Engineer Software

Northrop Grumman; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Staff Software Signal Processing Engineer to lead radar DSP software development for a Colorado Springs program. You will guide architecture, implement high‑performance DSP pipelines, and work hands‑on with code and problem solving.

You will mentor team members, collaborate across systems and hardware, and drive scalable signal processing workflows while applying CUDA and AI tooling to accelerate tasks.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.
• Proficiency in C++, Java, Python and CUDA applications.
• Experience with Linux development environments.
• Experience with RF signal processing and radar DSP concepts.
• Experience with GPU optimization for real‑time processing.
• Experience using NVIDIA MatX or similar libraries.
• Experience leveraging AI tooling for software development workflows.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader for radar DSP software, guiding architecture and performance optimization.
• Design, develop, test, and debug high‑performance radar DSP software and systems.
• Lead multidisciplinary research with systems, hardware, and equipment designers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to determine mission needs and document operating instructions.
• Guide design and development of compilers and infrastructure for scalable workflows.
• Mentor engineers with code reviews and design reviews on best practices.
• Develop and optimize radar DSP algorithms and pipelines.
• Leverage AI tooling to accelerate development while maintaining accountability.

Skills

C++

Java

Python

CUDA

Linux

RF DSP

GPU optimization

AI tooling

Tools

NVIDIA MatX

CUDA toolkit

Linux

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

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Staff Software Signal Processing Engineer to join our team supporting a radar program in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In this staff-level role, you will provide technical leadership for the development of advanced radar digital signal processing software in support of identification and tracking of objects in geosynchronous orbit. You will act as a senior technical authority for radar DSP software—guiding architecture, design decisions, and implementation approaches across the team—while remaining hands‑on with code and technical problem solving.

Job responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Serve as a technical leader and subject‑matter expert for radar digital signal processing software, providing guidance on system architecture, algorithm selection, implementation strategies, and performance optimization.
• Design, develop, document, test, and debug complex applications software and software systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions, with particular emphasis on high‑performance radar DSP pipelines.
• Lead multidisciplinary research and collaborate closely with systems, hardware, and equipment designers to plan, design, develop, and utilize electronic data processing systems for mission and product software.
• Work with stakeholders to determine computer user and mission needs; analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepare operating instructions and technical documentation.
• Guide the design and development of compilers, utility programs, and/or supporting infrastructure where needed to enable scalable signal processing workflows.
• Provide mentorship and technical direction to other engineers, including code reviews, design reviews, and coaching on best practices for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• 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, including profiling, optimization, and balancing CPU/GPU resources.
• 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 clear engineer accountability for reviewed code and technical decisions.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• Demonstrated proficiency with C++, Java, Python, and CUDA, including application to performance‑critical workloads.
• Experience with Linux development environments.
• Experience with RF signal processing and radar DSP concepts.
• Experience with GPU optimization for real‑time or near‑real‑time processing.
• Experience with NVIDIA MatX or similar high‑performance numerical libraries.
• Experience leveraging AI tooling for software development workflows.