Principal Engineer Software - Simulation

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Melbourne, FL +1 · Software

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Simulation Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and test software for flight simulation and embedded mission systems. The role involves working in an Agile environment with multi-disciplinary teams throughout the full software development lifecycle.

What you'd actually do

  1. design, develop, integrate and test software for our end-user customers and businesses.
  2. responsible for the design, architecture, application development, and flight simulation.
  3. analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.
  4. Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers
  5. Architect and develop embedded mission systems software applications on a real time operating system

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.
  • Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, and deployment
  • Experience with at least one of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, and Python
  • Experience with two or more of the following tools: Jira, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, Gitlab, Sonarqube, Fortify, or Coverity
  • Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance.
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Nice to have

  • Strong understanding of C and C++ languages including templates, memory storage, and compiler/linker
  • Experience with or knowledge of Joint Simulation Environment (JSE), Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), or High-Level Architecture (HLA)
  • Experience with Full-Motion Flight Training Systems
  • Experience with simulated threat environments such as AFSIM or NGTS
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code & configuration management
  • Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment concepts and tools such as Gitlab, Bamboo, or Jenkins
  • Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret or higher clearance
  • Special Access Program (SAP) clearance