Sentinel Staff Software Engineer - 17552

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
 
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Staff Software Engineer. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL or Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program.

Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical oversight for test engineering activities performed by the team. Candidate will lead a team that implements many technologies and needs diverse engineering experience.

• Candidate will be a thought leader of systems thinking and hardware engineering for both their team and the organization.

• Perform as a senior technical leader to support programs and new business efforts. These tasks will include software test plans, software requirements development, and software integration and test strategies.

• Responsible for WBS elements assigned to the C2 SW Test team.

• Expected to oversee assigned elements using Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

• Engage and collaborate with program and functional organizations to obtain, understand, and interpret program resource needs to effectively meet program milestones.

• Manage and maintain the day-to-day interfaces and communications between Program Management, Engineering Functionals, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain. Resolve issues spanning across Hardware Engineering functional area.

• Assess, track, and mitigate cost and schedule risk supported by quantitative and predictive analyses.

• Facilitate internal meetings to support design, production, and problem resolution.

• Utilize fundamental engineering principles to facilitate production and design changes within the project team that result in superior products within the program budget.

People Leadership:

• Provide technical oversight and mentorship to staff to ensure engineering projects in portfolio meet performance objectives

• Responsible for direct management of staff and providing directions to the staff

• Execute, update, and maintain department procedures

• Support organizational engineering initiatives

• Leads a team of individual contributors in support of SW integration and qualification.

• Develop and direct preparation and execution of HW/SW integration activities to support comprehensive tests and schedules for completing systems

• Coordinate SW integration and testing activities working in a dynamic people-focused environment

• Direct oversight of SW integration and coordination with lab operations teams

• Responsible for the development of SW Test and Integration plans/procedures

• Responsible for CDRL deliveries aligned with TPWG and Verification reporting requirements.

• Ensuring members have sufficient statement of work and resources are balanced across various efforts.

• Coordinating with leadership to ensure appropriate staffing / de-staffing actions are developed and executed relative to their department and managing employee movement.

• Rapid response to leadership on requests for programmatic status, and early communication of challenges to execution

• Implementation of agile software development practices to support defense contract development programs

• Perform as a Technical Leader within the Command-and-Control (C2) Test Organization

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
•Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 
•401k 
•Educational Assistance 
•Life Insurance 
•Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions 
•Paid Time Off  
•Health & Wellness Resources 
•Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of experience; 10 years with a Masters; 18 years of experience in lieu of degree.

• U.S. Citizenship with an active DoD secret security clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years and with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

• Technical experience in network, computer hardware and software, interconnection, and interfacing technologies

• Ability to effectively communicate and present technical details to peers, and stakeholders

• Familiarity with product integration, regression, and verification testing

• Knowledge of system integration and test principles and processes

• Ability to work well in a team environment

• Experience with engineering lifecycles such as specifications, architecture, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.

• Experience with version control and collaboration tools

• Experience applying systems thinking and systems engineering best practices to engineering development programs.

• Proven leadership skills as a people and technical leader, and ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment

• 2+ Years leading software development teams.

• 2+ years integrating commercial off the shelf (COTS) and subcontractor submissions with prime deliverables

• Familiarity with Software Test Lifecycle in an Agile environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DOD Top Secret Clearance

• Active Sentinel SAP

• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles and lifecycle

• 5 years prior experience leading a team, projects, and processes; ability to lead and motivate others to mentor and ensure others meet complex objectives.

• Experience navigating specifications and requirements in DOORS

• Familiarity with Atlassian applications JIRA and Confluence

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management

• Thorough understanding of Northrop Grumman test processes and tools

• Experience with wide range of embedded devices, such as Micro-controllers, FPGAs, and CPLDs.

• Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers, and customers.

• Excellent technical writing skills, and team building skills.

• Demonstrated experience leading a team of technical contributors.

• Experience with the Sentinel weapon system, especially Command & Launch.

• Effectively communicate and present to project and program management, other technical managers, and customers.

• Experience with the Sentinel weapon system, especially Command & Launch.

• Earned Value Management Experience.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $253,600.00

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.