Principal Software Engineer – Global SW Developer (GTP) (25-314)

About the position

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. Northrop Grumman Space Systems—Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Software Engineer – Global SW Developer (GTP) (25-314) to join our team of talented and diverse professionals. This position, based at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO, plays a vital role in supporting the U.S. President, Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels. Relocation assistance is not available for this position, and this role is on-site with no remote options. Position Overview: The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a vital part of the Missile Defense System. It is an essential operational system that allows the U.S. president, the secretary of defense, and combatant commanders at strategic, regional, and operational levels to systematically plan missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively control networked sensors and weapon systems to meet global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC provides a layered missile defense capability that offers an optimized response to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It functions as a force multiplier by networking, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous sensor and weapon systems and operations both worldwide and locally, to improve overall performance. Additionally, C2BMC is a crucial part of all system ground and flight tests, which verify and demonstrate the current and future capabilities of the missile defense system. The Global Command, Control, Battle Management, and Communications program offers a fast-paced, dynamic environment. A key component is the Global Track Processing (GTP) team, which aims to deliver accurate global situational awareness through raw sensor data to the warfighter. The Software Engineer's primary role is to collaborate with the Global Track Processing software development team to design, develop, test, and explore innovative solutions for the Missile Defense program. Non-standard work hours may be required during critical events, and some travel might be necessary.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop Java-based applications heavily dependent on efficient algorithms and linear algebra.
• Collaborate with the Global Track Processing software development team.
• Design, develop, test, and explore innovative solutions for the Missile Defense program.
• Lead the team to complete projects and tasks.
• Document software, technical memoranda, white papers, software models, and technical presentations.
• Analyze high-level needs and establish a structured, logical approach to refine capabilities into integrated requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline preferred from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 3 years of related experience, or 1 year of experience with a PhD; or 9 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% to support business needs.
• Understanding of object-oriented software development and automated testing.
• Effective communication skills and experience in writing and implementing project reports, plans, and status reports.
• 3+ years of Java development/writing experience.
• Unit-testable operational code and unit tests exercising said code.
• 2+ years in a Linux-based environment.
• 2+ years with GIT in Linux.
• 2+ years with Jira and Confluence.
• 1+ years of software modeling using UML.
• 1+ years writing & presenting technical documentation.

Nice-to-haves

• Use of Eclipse.
• Experience with Matlab, Visio, and Enterprise Architect.
• Software design using Systems Modeling Language (SysML).
• Fluent in Bash or similar scripting.
• Automated test-driven & continuous integration development.
• Understanding of linear algebra and Agile methodology.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.