Northrop Grumman Australia · 3 months ago
Software Engineer - Level 4
United States-Alabama-Huntsville
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$131K/yr - $197K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in revolutionary systems and technological advancements. They are seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to join their GMD Weapon System team, where the candidate will develop and test software for missile defense systems.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Write the software (currently ~1.5million lines of code) that controls the missile defense system that protects the US
Work in a collaborative environment to understand, implement, and test existing and new capabilities and algorithms
Participate in code modernization and translating Ada code to C++
Support reviews of requirements and test cases that are developed in support of the GFC software team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 6 years of related experience, or 4 years of experience with a PhD
Strong background in math and physics is required
Recent and extensive experience developing software in Ada or C++ or Java
Willingness to become highly proficient with Ada software development
Quick to learn and able to absorb new concepts and information
Recent MATLAB and Python Experience
Unix/Linux Operating System Experience
Must be able to support an in-person / closed-area work environment
Ability and willingness to travel up-to 10% to support business needs
Applicants must have a current active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
Preferred
Advanced degree in Mathematics or Physics
Highly experienced with Linux, scripting, and operations
Experience with automated software requirements testing and analysis
Experience with the MDA GMD program
Experience with Agile Project Management tools (Jira/Confluence) and DevSecOps tools and methods (Jenkins, Ansible, Git/Gitlab) of continuous integration/continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD) automation
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase