Software Engineer Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dulles, VA

Job Description

A Software/Computer/Electrical Engineer, motivated to learn and excel in an embedded software development environment, is needed for immediate support of National Security Space programs. Software Engineers will participate in software requirements analysis and specification, test planning from unit to system level, planning and performing software qualification tests and writing test reports as part of teams developing software for both existing and in-development spacecraft programs.

In addition to developing software, candidates should be familiar with basic electrical engineering practices as they apply to integration and debugging of systems in a laboratory setting. The ideal candidate will have expertise in C/C programming, hands on experience with realtime operating systems (VxWorks) and be knowledgeable of embedded software development, integration and test of aerospace avionics systems. An understanding of waterfall, spiral and Agile software development processes and continuous integration using Jenkins is valuable and the ability to use open source tools to perform software rapid prototyping is also desirable.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

1. Participate in software requirements review, preliminary and critical design reviews, integration readiness review and software acceptance reviews. Manages and analyzes requirements, and designs, develops and tests complex software systems.

2. Make frequent contact with customers both internal and external concerning design, development and maintenance of software Interact with senior customer personnel on significant technical matters.

3. Act as technical lead for pre-proposal, proposal and existing program efforts. Represent the company as a customer contact on contracts or projects.

4. Work directly with integration and test and other engineering disciplines to resolve complex spacecraft system problems

5. Develop embedded avionics software in support of National Security objectives

This position may be filled at the Software Engineer or the Principal Software Engineer level, depending on experience and qualifications.

This position may be filled at the Software Engineer or the Principal Software Engineer level, depending on experience and qualifications.

Basic Qualifications for Software Engineer:

Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering

At least 2 years of Software Engineering experience

C/C programming experience

Embedded software experience

Agile software development experience

Top Secret Clearance, with TS/SCI preferred.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer:

Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering

At least 5 years of Software Engineering experience

C/C programming experience

Embedded software experience

Agile software development experience

Top Secret Clearance, with TS/SCI preferred.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.