Principal/Sr Principal Software Engineer Guidance Navigation Control (GNC)

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Senior Principal Software Engineer - Guidance Navigation Control (GNC) based out of Beavercreek, OH. As a Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation.

Through the use of Model-based Engineering and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You'll get to Do: In this position you will be developing, testing, and debugging software for our cutting edge Navigation systems. As a member of our world class software development team, you will have opportunities to improve and expand your capabilities in software design and code development. You will also have opportunities to perform software and system integration on state of the art hardware, learn new software development techniques such as Model Based Engineering (MBE), and work in an agile and collaborative development environment.

As a successful candidate, you will collaborate with peers across our organization and will have clearly demonstrated the strong leadership skills needed to join our top performing team. You will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with our internal and external customers.

You will also have demonstrated a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging our traditional ways of doing business. You will make us even better! This requisition may be filled as a Principal Software Engineer or Senior Principal Software Engineer in Guidance Navigation Control (GNC)

Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer: Bachelors degree in STEM discipline with 5 years of hands on Software Development experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 3 years of hands on Software Development experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 1 year of hands on Software Development experience Experience developing software in MATLAB/Simulink Experience with programming (C and Python) Experience using software management and workflow automation tools such as ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest, or Jira Experience with using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data Experience with using Simulink to model dynamic systems Experience using Model Based Engineering tools Experience with INS/GPS Kalman filter design and requirements definition Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative development environment U.S.

Citizenship is required Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance is required Required to work on site full-time at our Beavercreek, OH facility.

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Software Engineer: Bachelors degree in STEM discipline with 8 years of hands on Software Development experience; Masters in STEM discipline with 6 years of hands on Software Development experience; PhD in STEM discipline with 4 year of hands on Software Development experience Experience developing software in MATLAB/Simulink Experience with programming (C and Python) Experience using software management and workflow automation tools such as ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest, or Jira Experience using MATLAB to create, process, analyze, and visually represent data.

Experience using Simulink to model dynamic systems. Experience with Navigation Systems and INS/GPS Kalman filter design and requirements definition Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative development environment U.S. Citizenship is required Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S.

Government Secret clearance is required Required to work on site full-time at our Beavercreek, OH facility. Preferred

Qualifications: Current/Active U.S. Government Secret clearance Experience in the development and performance of software tests Experience using DOORS for software requirements management Expertise in Sensor Fusion for Navigation Systems using IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit), GPS, barometers, and other sensors Expertise in algorithms such as Kalman Filtering Expertise in INS (Inertial Navigation System) mechanizations Expertise in Embedded INS/GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation systems.

Demonstrated capability to translate formal software requirements into software designs Demonstrated capability to define software requirements for an INS/GPS system Familiarity with/Experience in INS/GPS Kalman filter design and requirements definition Experience developing, verifying, certifying and releasing mission and safety-critical software systems that comply with RTCA DO-178B/ C or similar guidelines.

Demonstrated use of MATLAB for simulation and INS/GPS system performance evaluation Hands-on experience with one or more communication protocols such as MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429 or RS-422 Experience with code analysis tools such as Polyspace and software test tools such as LDRA and VectorCast Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00 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.

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