Requisition ID: R10185109Category: Engineering Location: Roy, Utah, United States of America Clearance Type: Secret Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America) Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistan
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Sentinel Principal/Sr Principal Software Engineer/6681-2
Job Description:
Requisition ID: R10185109
  • Category: Engineering
  • Location: Roy, Utah, United States of America
  • Clearance Type: Secret
  • Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
  • Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
  • Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
  • Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
  • Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is looking for a Principal/Sr Principal Software Engineer. This position will be located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program.

What You Will Get to Do:
As a Principal/Sr Principal Software Engineer, you will get to support Sentinel software initiatives and automated test engineering. This role demands a high level of accountability and leadership, with responsibilities including:

• Design, develop, document, test and debug real time embedded software/system simulation. 
• Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of embedded systems for safety and mission critical software. 
• Ensure program mandated software standards and compliance criteria are met. 
• Understand and can develop in a continuous integration tool chain environment meeting technical and compliance requirements.
• Identify, analyze, and adjudicate software deficiencies.
• Assist a team of software engineers by mentoring, coaching, and providing technical expertise.
• Understand project milestones/timeline and provide accurate reporting metrics.
• Perform trade studies to determine efficacy of software architecture and design.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

  • 401k

  • Educational Assistance

  • Life Insurance

  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

  • Paid Time Off

  • Health & Wellness Resources

  • Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Basic Qualification:
• Principal Software Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Years with PhD. (4 additional years in lieu of degree)
• Sr Principal Software Engineer: 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD. (4 additional years in lieu of degree)
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with US Citizenship and an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time.
• 5+ Years Experience developing software/writing code/software test in C/C++ AND Python
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Ability to effectively communicate issues and help provide solutions across teams/sites.
• Familiarity with Software development processes.
• Familiarity with Linux and shell commands.
• Familiarity in Object-Oriented Programming languages and/or Scripting languages.
• Familiarity with LabVIEW or similar graphical programming environment.
• Familiarity developing SW for a hardware target including custom serial and network data streams.
• Familiarity with Gitlab (or similar) code repository and management.
• Familiarity operating in an Agile environment using any of the Atlassian software tools sets (JIRA, Confluence).

Preferred Qualifications:
• Current Security+ Certification.
• Experience with integrating and testing embedded software.
• Experience with data analytics.
• Ability to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans, and then execute those plans.
• Ability to effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers and customers.
• Experience with database structures.
• Experience in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Experience in test automation tools and procedures.
• Experience in analyzing software requirements and developing software tests.
• Experience with IBM Engineering Test Management (ETM).

Sentinelsoftware

Salary Range: $95,300 - $142,900
Salary Range 2: $118,600 - $178,000
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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Company Details
Northrop Grumman
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 20171 USA
www.northropgrumman.com/careers
2001 Open Jobs Available
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create...

Benefits:
Our benefits are designed to be flexible, because we know each one of our 120,000 employees have unique needs. We offer a range of benefit packages to ensure that everyone - from new graduates to long-term employees and their dependents - has options in health, savings and other important areas that support work/life balance.

Supported Manufacturers:
Unmanned Systems, Cybersecurity, Logistics

Supported Models:

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Job Info
Location
Roy, Utah, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
Northrop Grumman
2980 Fairview Park Drive
Falls Church, Virginia 20171 USA
www.northropgrumman.com/careers
2001 Open Jobs Available
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create...

Benefits:
Our benefits are designed to be flexible, because we know each one of our 120,000 employees have unique needs. We offer a range of benefit packages to ensure that everyone - from new graduates to long-term employees and their dependents - has options in health, savings and other important areas that support work/life balance.

Supported Manufacturers:
Unmanned Systems, Cybersecurity, Logistics

Supported Models:

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