Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Level 4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman
Redondo Beach, CA, United States
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
4 years minimum
Compensation
$142,200.0 - $213,400.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Agile Methodology Systems Engineering Nvidia CUDA Linux MATLAB Real-Time Operating Systems Software Engineering VxWorks Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Real Time Systems SC Clearance

Job description

  • Support the architecture, development, and lifecycle management of embedded and real-time systems.

  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams-including Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test-within an Agile development environment.

  • Analyze system capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods, and control strategies.

  • Work in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development cycles.

Please be aware that this position will be contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining customer and/or business funding prior to start date.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of software development experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of software development experience; Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 4+ years of software development experience.
  • Must be able and willing to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
  • Strong proficiency in C and C++ development.
  • Extensive experience with VxWorks Real-Time Operating System.
  • Prior hands-on experience working with Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and/or CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), including developing, optimizing, or troubleshooting GPU-accelerated applications., * Prior experience supporting Directed Energy programs
  • Image processing experience
  • Linux/Red Hawk Linux experience
  • Experience with low-level development
  • Experience with Curtis-Wright VPX processors
  • Experience with Acromag AcroPack interface VPX cards
  • Prior experience with MATLAB
  • Experience with adaptive optics processing

Benefits & conditions

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Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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.

About the company

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.

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