Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago
Sr. Principal Data Software Engineer (Level 4)
Manhattan Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$142K/yr - $213K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a company at the forefront of technological advancements, and they are seeking a Sr. Principal Data Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and implementation of software solutions in a fast-paced CI/CD environment. The role involves collaborating with an agile Scrum team to tackle impactful problems related to space command and control systems.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Pipeline Execution: Designing, coding, testing, and deploying production-grade data pipelines to ensure reliable and efficient data workflows
Data Modeling: Translating high-level design specifications into effective data models and structures, ensuring seamless implementation of data solutions for space command and control systems
Data Reliability: Monitoring pipeline performance, resolving production issues, and applying necessary fixes to maintain high data availability and accuracy for downstream analytics and reporting
Business Translation: Partnering with Software Architects and customers to understand mission needs, translating complex space system requirements into actionable data and analytics solutions
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline with 8+ years of data software engineering experience; or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of experience; or Ph.D. with 4+ years of experience
Active DoD Top Secret clearance required at the time of application, with the ability and willingness to obtain and maintain an SCI access and Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly)
Experience developing data management solutions with Java and Python
Strong knowledge of mathematical models and the ability to apply advanced algorithms
Experience developing production software in an agile development lifecycle
Preferred
Active TS/SCI clearance at the time of application
Prior working experience in space systems, intelligence operations, battle management and/or command and control systems
At least 6 years of agile software development experience
Experience developing applications on Linux based operating systems
Ability to quickly move from prototypes to operational capabilities
Ability to effectively communicate and present to program management and customers
Ability to effectively write technical documentation
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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