Consulting Embedded Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Consulting Embedded Software Engineer to support the Radar Advanced Product (RAP) operating unit. This onsite role in Baltimore, MD involves end-to-end development, analysis, integration, and testing of embedded radar software, along with risk management and technical stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, develop, modify, and test existing radar software.
• Perform data analysis of production test data and performance data collected from fielded systems.
• Design, build, test, and evaluate advanced radar modes and their interactions to ensure correct operation, including resolution of complex interactions.
• Identify technical risks, suggest mitigation strategies, track defects, develop resolutions, and report status.
• Integrate and test software-centric radar improvements using lab-variant hardware and existing GFE hardware to improve test efficiency and system viability.
• Manage technical experts and subordinates, ensuring the team has the resources required to complete assigned tasks.
• Drive technical decisions and issue resolutions while managing risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined engineering teams to test and verify software products in test environments and on actual production hardware in System Integration Laboratories.
• Participate with systems engineering in technical design, architecture, and system reviews to help ensure system and software requirements are met from an end-to-end perspective.
• Create and deliver presentations to internal and customer stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Education and experience alignment: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 16 years of related experience; Master’s degree with 14 years of related experience; Ph.D. with 12 years of related experience.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance; Active Secret is required to start. Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) to start and continue employment.
• Knowledge and experience with RF hardware and test equipment.
• Knowledge and experience with Agile principles, tools, and implementation.
• Experience writing highly resource efficient code in C/C++.
• Experience developing real-time and near real-time embedded software.
• Experience across the full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance.
• Experience working with Intel processors.
• Experience with VxWorks and Linux.
• Experience with Matlab.
• Experience with radar system development.

Technologies

• C/C++
• Agile
• Intel processors
• VxWorks
• Linux
• Matlab

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Depending on position: eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and share in company results
• Long Term Incentives eligibility for employees in Vice President or Director positions

Travel and Clearance

• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.
• Clearance required for start: Yes.
• Clearance type: Secret.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with radar control and signal processing.
• Experience analyzing radar performance data.
• Experience developing and implementing radar modes using mode development kits (MDKs) and software development kits (SDKs).
• Experience in scope definition, project planning, team leadership, cross-discipline interaction, and program mentorship.
• Experience executing the engineering project life cycle for software implementations, including requirements analysis, design, development, integration, validation, verification, and sustainment.
• Advanced working knowledge of EO/IR, radar, or SIGINT technical principles, theories, and concepts.
• Experience with prototype coding, test scripting, data analysis, and signal processing.
• Experience troubleshooting radar system performance issues.
• Experience analyzing production test data and developing corrective actions.
• Experience analyzing operational field performance data.
• Experience reviewing software updates of less domain experienced engineers.
• Experience managing teams and efforts that drive software qualification and acceptance test activities.
• Experience with Engineering Design Verification tests (DVTs) and Software Qualification (SQT) tests.
• Experience with Acceptance Testing (ATPs) and Safety of Flight (SoF) testing.
• Experience providing consultation for maintaining and improving critical test and analysis infrastructure.
• Experience serving as a radar software technical authority to internal and customer stakeholders.

Compensation and Location

• Location: Baltimore, MD (onsite)
• Estimated salary: USD 202,500 - 303,700 per year

Relocation Assistance

No relocation assistance is available.