Northrop Grumman · 4 weeks ago
Senior Principal Engineer Software - Air Vehicle Modeling & Simulation (Melbourne FL)
Melbourne, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$123K/yr - $184K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company with a rich history of technological advancements. They are seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer to design, develop, and integrate software for an Integrated Simulation Architecture Framework, focusing on enhancing the modeling and simulation processes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, develop and integrate software for an Integrated Simulation Architecture Framework
Develop, modify and maintain customized or standardized applications
Participate in the full life-cycle of software development
Requirements development
Modeling and design
Application development
Unit to CSCI testing
Integration
Formal system testing
Release
Installation
Maintenance
Interface on occasion with the customer
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in STEM with 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PHD in STEM with 4 year of related engineering experience
Experience in Air Vehicle simulation, Math, Physics, or Control Algorithms
Experience developing software / writing code in C and/or C++
Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Preferred
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Math, or Physics
Current program access (PAR)
Current program experience
Control Dynamics experience
Experience in a modeling and simulation environment
Experience in a laboratory environment
Experience in real time software development
Familiarity with Atlassian Tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Crucible, Bamboo)
Familiarity with Agile software development process
Experience with Python
Experience with VxWorks, Red Hat Linux, and/or Windows Software Development
Experience with Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS Protocol) and/or ARINC-610
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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