RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Chief Software Architect. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program.
**What You’ll Get To Do: **
· Develop the software architecture that the Software Chief Engineer and PM execute on.
· Key problem solver and advisor supporting the Software Chief Engineer, often deploying to help solve the hardest technical and process problems facing the team.
· You will be a leader and advocate implementing the Integrated Functional Capability Strategy across the program, working between all teams to ensure our architecture supports integration and incremental delivery
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. Relocation may be offered.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
16 years with Bachelors in STEM or 14+ Years with Masters in STEM
10 years of SW Experience (Experience in C++, real-time embedded software, and object-oriented design. Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and maintenance.)
5 years of Hardware/Software integration with System architecture, design, requirements decomposition, hardware-in-the-loop, and simulation testing.
Demonstrated technical leadership and team management skills.
Experience with engineering metrics, schedule planning, and technical scope execution, utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS).
Active US Government Secret Clearance adjudicated in the last 6 years with ability to obtain SAP
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These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization.
Experience in real-time embedded software development, including real-time multi-threaded architecture design, w/ knowledge of guidance and control systems.
Experience with Integrity Operating Systems and/or VxWorks.
Experience with Visual Studio.
Experience with MATLAB.
Experience with Coverity, SonarCube, CodeSonar, Fortify.
Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, GitLab, and DevSecOps best practices.
Excellent integration troubleshooting skills.
Experience in building low-level code to interact with devices and hardware
Experience in compilation and link techniques for achieving memory usage and partitioning design objectives.
Familiarity with assembly and low-level code optimization.
Familiarity with Board Support Package development and test.
Proven experience solving challenging architectural problems in embedded systems
Primary Level Salary Range: $183,200.00 - $274,800.00
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.