Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 hour ago
Associate / Flight Software Engineer
United States-Virginia-Dulles
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid Level
$76K/yr - $138K/yr
0+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company that offers opportunities to work on revolutionary systems. They are seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop software platforms for NSS space programs, requiring collaboration with hardware engineers and program engineers.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop embedded software modules and software card interfaces, including digital, analog, serial, and SpaceWire
Interface with hardware engineers in the design, build, and test of the simulation platforms
Work with program engineers to integrate components and flight software with the simulation platform
Be involved in the hardware definition and software design, development, debug and integration on simulation platforms
Prepare design documentation, analysis, test results and presentation materials for internal and external customers
Work with software developers and other engineers, as needed, to help diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events
Work in an innovative environment across diverse assignments and in collaborative team settings across all levels
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering or related STEM field with of 0 years of experience (level 1) or 2 years (level 2) of relevant experience
Top Secret clearance at the time of application, with ability to obtain SCI
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR) within prescribed business needs
U.S. Citizenship
Diverse programming experience: C/C++, Python, Windows/Linux scripting
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in small teams
Ability to debug hardware and software
Ability to use software revision control tools such as Subversion and Git
Ability to clearly document technical and programmatic status to management
Preferred
Active TS/SCI clearance
System knowledge in one or more of the following domains: Spacecraft Command & Control, Mission Planning, Space Situational Awareness and Visualization
Familiarity with static code analysis tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, and Fortify
Hardware interfacing, integration and test and controls experience
Understanding of common embedded system tools, real-time operating systems and avionics integration and test practices
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
Experience developing software in a Linux OS environment
Experience with National Instruments data acquisition cards
Experience with Digital, Analog, RS-422 synchronous serial and UART, SpaceWire electrical interfaces
Experience with time triggered Ethernet
Experience with networking
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