Northrop Grumman
SoftwareEngineer/PrincipalSoftwareEngineerSimulation
“Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer - Simulation at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Software Development Life Cycle, C++, Python, Simulation. Design, develop, integrate and test software. Design, architecture, application development”
What You'll Achieve.
help us grow our services; become even better at what we do
Industry & Context.
resolve problems
Relocation assistance may be available, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret, TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time, Must have an active U. S. Government Secret clearance, Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment., U. S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 0 years of experience in software engineering, Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience in software OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience in software OR PhD with 1 year of related experience in software engineering, 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, Sonarqube, Fortify, or Coverity, Must have an active U. S. Government Secret clearance, Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.
Nice to Have
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, Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems
What You'll Do.
integrate and test software
application development
Analyze system capabilities
Resolve problems on program intent
Resolve output requirements
Resolve input data acquisition
Resolve programming techniques
Participate in full software development life cycle
Deliver software products
Architect and develop applications
Develop software products
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work in collaborative team settings across all levels; Work with multi-disciplinary teams; Collaborate with systems engineers; Collaborate with hardware designers; Collaborate with integration/test engineers
Process & Methodology
Agile software development environment, Agile Scrum teams
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