Northrop Grumman
EO/IRSoftwareEngineerLevel3or4
“EO/IR Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 at Northrop Grumman. Skills: EO/IR Software Engineering, C++ Development, Python Development, Physics, Math. Design software to identify threats. Develop software to identify threats”
Industry & Context.
Debugging
10% travel, Secret security clearance, Willing to upgrade clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's Degree in STEM, 5 years related work experience (Principal), 3 years related work experience (Sr. Principal), 1 year related work experience (PhD Principal), 4 years related work experience (PhD Sr. Principal), 9 years related experience (Principal, no degree), 12 years related experience (Sr. Principal, no degree), Active Secret security clearance, Linux Experience, Modern C++ Experience (20+), Ability to write modern C++ code, Python Experience, Modular Software Dev Experience, Strong understanding of EOIR sensors, Strong understanding of optical properties of materials
Nice to Have
LWIR, MWIR, SWIR, NIR and Vis exposure, SNR understanding, Image Processing Experience, Statistical Principles & Analysis Experience, Data fusion experience, Distributed systems experience, Algorithm design experience, State estimation experience, Tracking experience, Algorithm verification experience, Algorithm validation experience, DevOps and DevSecOps experience, Technical leadership experience, OPIR exposure, Translating sensor data experience, Long range infrared systems experience, PSF photometry experience, Stereo vision systems experience, Remote sensing experience, Container orchestration experience, Kubernetes experience, Docker Compose experience, Atlassian suite experience
What You'll Do.
Design software to identify threats
Develop software to identify threats
Test software to identify threats
Document software to identify threats
Debug software to identify threats
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborative settings; Customer interaction; End user interaction; Team interaction
Communication Scope
Technical documentation
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