US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace.
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Northrop Grumman is currently seeking an Avionics Software Engineer Level 2 or 3
– C/C++/Matlab/Simulink for a remote position with ability to commute to Elkton, Maryland or Sunnyvale, California locations as required for lab work The Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facilityin Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948.
Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for NASA and a wide variety of Government and commercial customers.
The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
The position is specifically for the Avionics group at the Elkton, Maryland location that is responsible for design, development and production of real time embedded systems that provide control authority for solid rocket motor propulsion along with simulation models for avionics packages.
Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns.
You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line.
Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land.
Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise.https://www.ccgov.org/government/tourism Job Description: Northrop Grumman is seeking a Software Engineer to develop software and embedded systems and real time Linux test environments.Based on specifications and goal-oriented objectives, design, develop, create and modify control algorithms and test environments, and verify compliance to system level requirements.
Coordinates with members of multi-functional teams to develop innovative solutions for production test systems, ground support equipment and flight hardware.
This position can be filled at either the Software Engineer Level 2 or Principal Software Engineer level 3, depending on years of experience and qualifications.
Basic Qualifications Software Engineer Level 2: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software development, Electrical Engineering (with a controls specialization), or Controls Engineering (or similar degree / experience) from an accredited college with a minimum of 2 years of professional experience; or a Master’s degree and 0 years.
Strong skillsets in programming in C / C++ and/or Strong experience with Matlab and Simulink modeling and programming.
Defines development testplans and methods to ensure a robust design is achieved and validates the design against customer, internal and regulatory / government requirements.
Has stronganalytical skills and the ability organize/prioritize job assignments andtasks.
Is ableto work independently as well as in a team environment.
Comfortable in a fast paced, rapidly changing, short turn-around environment.
Is able to communicate clearly and effectively to cross-functional team members.
Has strong writing skills and is proficient at documenting design and analysisreports as well as test reports.
Positionmay require occasional travel to meet with various customers, in both government and industry, and to interface with suppliers.
Mustbe a U.S.
Citizen and be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
Basic Qualifications Principal Software Engineer Level 3: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Software development, Electrical Engineering (with a controls specialization), or Controls Engineering (or similar degree / experience) from an accredited college with a minimum of 5 years of professional experience; or 3 years professional experience with a related Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering & 0 years.
Strong skillsets in programming in C / C++ and/or Strong experience with Matlab and Simulink modeling and programming.
Defines development testplans and methods to ensure a robust design is achieved and validates the design against customer, internal and regulatory / government requirements.
Has stronganalytical skills and the ability organize/prioritize job assignments andtasks.
Is ableto work independently as well as in a team environment.
Comfortable in a fast paced, rapidly changing, short turn-around environment.
Is able to communicate clearly and effectively to cross-functional team members.
Has strong writing skills and is proficient at documenting design and analysisreports as well as test reports.
Positionmay require occasional travel to meet with various customers, in both government and industry, and to interface with suppliers.
Mustbe a U.S.
Citizen and be able to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
Preferred Skills: Appliesresearch to the planning, design, development and testing of control laws and control systems for use in space and military applications.
Is able to develop designsolutions to meet difficult performance requirements.
Developsdetailed specifications from high level design goals and performs analysis of the hardware, system environment and design goals to enable selection and implementation of the desired system topology.
Presents assigned work at program technical reviews, proposals, or other technical meetings.
Possesses strong interpersonal skills to workeffectively within a development team to understand system levelinterdependencies and design constraints.
Experience with the use of various FPGAs and the development of Real Time multi-threaded code withinthe corresponding IDE.
Experienceworking in a cross functional environment(mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, systems engineering, test engineering, production engineering, etc.) to translate customer requirements and functional block diagrams into realized control models.
Review and update control systemrequirements to meet system level performance objectives.
Conduct tradestudies and identify and present alternate design options.
Experience with Systems Engineering principles Experience with following standards: NPR7150.2, DO-178C, DO-254, CMMI.
Knowledge of Open System Architecture (OSA) and Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) This position falls under a Federal Explosives License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for this location.
Candidates hired into this role will be required to complete and submit an Employee Possessor Questionnaire to ATF for approval to be a possessor Salary Range: $78,600.00
– $118,000.00Salary Range 2: $96,900.00
– $145,300.00 Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to basepay.
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/orpersonal business.
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With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate.
As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 (https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/), we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022, or by your start date if it is after January 18.
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