Software Segment Lead - Staff Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · San Diego, CA +2 · Software

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Software Segment Lead / Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and architectural design for data solutions across a portfolio of programs. This role involves expertise in data acquisition, harmonization, processing, storage, analysis, and dissemination, with a focus on converting raw data into actionable information for mission-critical decision making. The position requires a strong understanding of data infrastructure, big data challenges, and emerging methodologies like AI, along with experience in technical project leadership and product ownership. A Top Secret clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provide collaborative technical leadership that drives the maturation and evolution of data solutions across a portfolio of programs, contracts, and operating units, even when requirements conflict.
  2. Act as the Subject Matter Expert for all aspects of data acquisition, harmonization, processing, storage, analysis, and dissemination across diverse data formats, technologies, and network/distribution protocols.
  3. Translate raw sensor and telemetry feeds into actionable information that supports mission critical decision making.
  4. Provide technical leadership and serve as the lead architect for all phases of the product lifecycle, with immediate focus on developing off site storage and extensible data dissemination solutions.
  5. Define enterprise level strategy and support expansion of the mission set, emphasizing the conversion of raw data into actionable information.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 10 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience.
  • Demonstrated experience being a technical project lead and Product Owner accountable to the outcome of the solutions developed
  • Demonstrated understanding of communications technology, data acquisition, storage, processing and analysis technologies, including big data challenges and solutions
  • General understanding of network protocols and data dissemination strategies
  • Demonstrated ability to stay abreast of developments at the intersection of data science and technology
  • Experience engaging cross-functional teams to build a strong data infrastructure
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.

Nice to have

  • Current Program Access to applicable program
  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
  • Skilled at defining, motivating and driving change across multiple contracts/business areas with a dual focus on supporting the end-user mission and ensuring business value
  • Advanced technical knowledge of data science and data architecture
  • Proven understanding of statistics, structured and unstructured data analysis, predictive modeling techniques and data visualization as well as a good command of emerging methodologies like Artificial Intelligence

What the JD emphasized

  • Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance
  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR).
  • Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.