Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman • Colorado Springs, CO • 16h ago

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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, Multi-Domain Operations, Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 to join our team of qualified, diverse, and innovative individuals located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

As a software developer supporting Internal Research and Development (IRAD), you will work in a collaborative environment to understand system requirements and perform software development for an innovative Fire Control System. In addition to software development you will also be expected to support reviews of requirements and test cases that are developed for the software capability.

Essential Functions:

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 and development of product software.

Ensures software standards are met.

Seeking candidates who find satisfaction in working on challenging and diverse assignments in collaborative settings across all levels.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer - Level 3 or a Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Level 4.

Basic Qualifications (Principal Software Engineer - Level 3):

Bachelor's degree in STEM related field, and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 3 years of related experience, or 1 year with a PhD.

Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

Recent and extensive Experience Developing Software in C++ or Java

Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs

Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment

Basic Qualifications (Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Level 4):

Bachelor's degree in STEM related field, and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 6 years of related experience, or 4 years with a PhD.

Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start

Recent and extensive Experience Developing Software in C++ or Java

Quick to learn and absorb new concepts and information

Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs

Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment

Preferred Qualifications:

Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations

Experience with automated software requirements, testing and analysis

Experience with battle management and/or fire control systems

Experience developing software in a Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) environment.

Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using tools like Gherkin and Cucumber for automated acceptance testing

Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and Jenkins.

Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics or Computer Science

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

Secondary 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.

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