Northrop Grumman · 9 hours ago
Principal Engineer Software/Senior Principal Engineer Software (Tracking) - R10220254
Melbourne, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$98K/yr - $148K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements with a focus on revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Principal Engineer Software or Senior Principal Engineer Software to join their Global Surveillance Division, responsible for developing and fielding target tracking and sensor fusion systems.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance
Apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems
Interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers
Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components
Supporting the gathering and reporting software metrics
Support software working groups with the customer
Follow program software best practices and ensure software best practices are followed
Ability to lead a team and /or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems
Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle
Develop and support systems to receive, store, process, display, correlate, fuse and forward surface data [GMTI, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), Maritime Moving Target Indicator (MMTI), Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR), High Range Resolution (HRR) and Electronic Protection (EP)] from multiple sources
Ability to analyze the system as a whole and determine potential impacts of integrating new technologies
Developing software products implemented from algorithms
In-depth working knowledge from tracker fundaments through fusion, parametric and correlating trackers
Ability to debug complex tracking problems, often working with Systems Engineering
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 5-years of experience in software engineering OR a Master's degree and 3-years of experience OR a PhD degree and 0-years of experience
Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in software engineering OR a Master's degree and 6+ years of experience OR a PhD degree and 2+ years of experience
Higher proficiency understanding and developing multi-target trackers, adaptive processing, or sensor fusion algorithms
Demonstrated programming experience/expertise in C/C++ or other OO language
Demonstrated knowledge/experience of Linear Algebra, Probability, and Kalman Filters
Experience developing software to receive, store, process, display, correlate, fuse and forward surface data, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Maritime Moving Target Indicator, Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar, High Range Resolution, EO/IR, and Electronic Protection from multiple sources
Demonstrated experience with tracker SW and its components (i.e. association, correlation, time propagation, measurement conditioning, and track maintenance)
Familiarity with the Agile software development process
Ability to communicate effectively with customers, senior leadership, and other engineering disciplines
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance 'Required to Start'
Able to obtain and maintain a program special access program clearance
US Citizenship required
Preferred
Master's Degree or PhD in a STEM discipline including electives in radar techniques and signal processing
Experience with MATLAB
Experience developing software on both Windows and Linux platforms
Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence
Experience with formal software or systems test
Experience with DOORS
Experience modeling Software in Cameo
Proficient in Ada, C++
High level experience and proficiency in signal processing or RF applications
Proficiency with optimal estimation algorithms (Kalman Filtering), digital beamforming, or adaptive processing
Experience integrating and testing modes/algorithms on RADAR, SIGINT, EOIR, or EW systems
Active In-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance
Has been previously approved for special access programs
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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