CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nations history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an Engineer Software / Principal Engineer Software located in Salt Lake City, UT to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The position provides opportunities for designing and supporting exciting new software solutions and shape the test equipment software solutions early in the program.  The primary software products are written using object-oriented C designs developed using Microsoft Visual Studio. Other software products provide a wide variety of opportunities with technologies including PL/SQL, Java, shell scripting, JavaScript, CSS, Python, Matlab/Simulink, Excel VBA and more. Software development tasks may include everything from GUI design to low-level engineering code.

What you’ll get to do:

• Analyze system level requirements and test equipment specifications and write software to test the NIMS for functionality and performance.
• You will be an integral part of a software team, dedicated to developing a quality software product working side-by-side with system test engineers to validate and develop and deploy test equipment software.
• Develop software requirements, create software design documentation, and follow the software industry’s best practices.
• You will be part of an Agile team that collaborates daily in scrum meetings and solves problems in a transparent manner and can effectively communicate design solutions to the team.
• Design and develop new software using object-oriented analysis and design.
• Troubleshoot complex software problems in a manufacturing environment and develop and test solutions.
• Maintain and update existing software applications.
• Collaborate with system, hardware, and manufacturing engineers to provide robust and user-friendly applications for end-users.
• Analyze and document system/software designs and requirements.

The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grummans software engineering team creating and maintaining unique software applications that interface with cutting edge Navigational/Inertial Measurement System used in military applications. The ideal candidate must have strong oral and written communication skills. This position is fully on-site at the Salt Lake City, UT facility.

This requisition may be filled as an Engineer Software or a Principal Engineer Software.

Basic Qualifications for the Engineer Software:

• Bachelors in Science or STEM related discipline with 2 or more years of experience; Masters degree with 0 or more years of experience.  
• Experience writing software in an object-oriented language (C and/or C++).
• Prior experience in object-oriented design & programming, software development fundamentals, and requirements analysis.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship

Basic Qualifications for the Principal Engineer Software:

• Bachelors in Science or STEM related discipline with 5 or more years of experience; Masters degree with 3 or more years of experience.  
• Experience writing software in an object-oriented language (C and/or C++).
• Prior experience in object-oriented design & programming, software development fundamentals, and requirements analysis.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Engineer (Aerospace Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, etc.) with software development experience OR a computer scientist with engineering experience.
• Experience with Visual Studio, git, .NET development, Jenkins, SonarQube, Jira.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware/software problems.
• Experience in an Aerospace or Defense manufacturing environment.
• Multi-disciplined background or experience in other engineering fields.
• Active Secret clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.