Staff Engineer Software

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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 people's 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 nation's 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, they're making history.

Description

Northrop Grumman is looking for a Staff Engineer Software specializing in VxWorks BSPs and RTOS's to develop and maintain the software for our main flight computer and other components of the RQ-4 Global Hawk Unmanned Air Vehicle.

This hybrid position will be located at our Rancho Bernardo, CA location (in San Diego).

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and integrate legacy SW baselines that run on the VxWorks RTOS .

• Develop and execute unit tests and functional tests.

• Full life cycle design, implementation, and feature/automated testing of software

• Ensure software and integration best practices

• Work closely with hardware engineers, software architects, and other IPTs/stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and communication.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related STEM degree with 12+ years of embedded software experience, OR Master’s Degree with 10+ years of embedded software, OR Ph.D. with 8+years of embedded software experience

• Experience with RTOS environments in one or more of the following: RT-Linux, FreeRTOS, VxWorks, or GH Integrity

• Expertise with C/C++ within an RTOS environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Design and hardware/software integration

• Strong skills in testing, debugging, and troubleshooting embedded systems are essential.

• Experience and demonstrated ability to lead, manage, mentor a small technical team

• Experience with hardware validation and verification of RF, digital or mixed signal devices

• Experience with lab instruments such as logic, spectrum, and network analyzers; and power sources and switches

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00

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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market 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.