Associate Software Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available. Secret clearance required for start. Travel required: 10% of the time.

About the role

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team develops skills and innovative technologies to design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines, providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

As an Associate Embedded Software Engineer, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to contribute to critical national defense products and capabilities. Our success is grounded in embracing change, moving quickly, and continuously driving innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented, with a focus on team empowerment, shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

This position is full-time and on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL location.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, operate, and maintain software and firmware components and computing systems software for engineering, scientific, and manufacturing requirements.
• Apply appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle.
• Interface with customers, suppliers, application users, and other technical and support personnel.
• Support the generation of engineering applications and products within the RFCIS Business Unit.
• Participate in the full software development life cycle, including requirements, design, coding, testing, and integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering discipline with 1+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Familiarity with Object-Oriented Programming in C++.
• Familiarity with software architecture (design patterns, object-oriented design).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc.).
• Familiarity with operating system concepts for embedded systems.
• Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall and/or Agile.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, ClearCase, etc.) and Agile software planning tools (Rally, Jira, etc.).
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Must be able to obtain an Active Secret clearance prior to starting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Object-Oriented Programming in C++11.
• Knowledge of software architecture (design patterns, object-oriented design).
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc.).
• Experience with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall and/or Agile.
• Experience developing embedded software running Linux or VxWorks operating systems.
• Experience testing, debugging, and integrating embedded software on target hardware.
• Experience with complex systems of systems utilizing parallel processing, multi-threading, distributed processing, multi-core, system-on-chip, and secure processing.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork capability, interpersonal communication skills, and related activities.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $72,700.00 – $109,100.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; Northrop Grumman considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions when determining base salary offers. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Benefits

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