Software Systems Engineering

Category: Engineering Shift: Days (United States of America) Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work. Northrop Grumman Space Sector is seeking multiple Lead Software Engineers to support Tactical Space Systems Division in their development, integration, deployment, and sustainment of satellite ground software. This position is located onsite on our Dulles, VA campus, and requires a Top Secret clearance with SAP. Provide hands-on technical leadership and guidance to software development teams, ensuring alignment with project goals and industry best practices. Foster collaboration between software development teams and other departments, including UX/UI design, QA, and DevOps. Full stack development at the OS, platform, and mission unique software layer. Develop client and server applications and services using service or object-oriented architectures, message bus-based data exchange that include first-of-a-kind capabilities. Applications will span languages and toolsets including Python, C++, Postgres, Ansible, cloud infrastructure provisioning, PKI, and static code analysis execution and finding remediation. Software Lead will be expected to be a self-starter capable of making decisions with overall project budget and schedule in mind. Support Operations ground software and associated configurations. This will involve troubleshooting both software errors and hardware affecting the operation of ground software. Configuration of ground segment software. Resolution and remediation of software defects. Software Enhancements as directed by customer change requests or mission needs. Ground software support during launch and launch rehearsal events. Support the installation of new ground segment software in operational, development and test environments. Principal Software Engineer: A Bachelors degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) field with 9 years of experience, a Masters with 7 years of experience, or a PhD with 4 years of experience. Demonstrated software development experience. Experience leading a team of 5-10 software engineers. Linux, Python, C++, Bash Scripting experience. Demonstrated experience in technical problem solving, to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring. Significant experience with designing, building, and deploying software products. Experience in producing software architecture documentation. DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Staff Software Engineer: A Bachelors degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) field with 14 years of experience, a Masters with 12 years of experience, or a PhD with 9 years of experience. Demonstrated software development experience. Experience leading a team of 5-10 software engineers. Linux experience, Python, C++, Bash Scripting. Demonstrated experience in technical problem solving, to include decomposition, root cause analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring. Significant experience with designing, building, and deploying software products. Experience in producing software architecture documentation. DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Experience with Cybersecurity considerations. Experience in software build automation, continuous integration, configuration management, verification, and deployment. Experience developing satellite ground software with any of the following applications for spacecraft missions is highly preferred: Command and Control, Mission Planning, Visualization, and/or Astrodynamics. Familiarity with user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design principles. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: ~ Medical ~ Dental & Vision coverage ~Life Insurance ~ Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions ~ Flexible Schedules (for example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work) For more details please visit our total rewards site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn more. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.