Consulting Embedded Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Consulting Embedded Software Engineer to support the Radar Advanced Product (RAP) operating unit in Baltimore, MD (onsite). In this role, you will help develop, analyze, integrate, and test embedded radar software across the full software development lifecycle, collaborate with multi-disciplined teams, and communicate progress to internal and customer stakeholders.

What you’ll do

• Analyze, develop, modify, and test existing radar software, including complex interaction resolution across advanced radar modes
• 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 operations
• Identify risks, suggest mitigations, 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 resources needed to complete tasks
• Drive technical decisions and issue resolutions while managing risks and opportunities
• Work with systems engineering on technical design, architecture, and system reviews to ensure requirements are met end-to-end
• Support verification and validation in test environments and on actual production hardware in System Integration Laboratories
• Create and deliver presentations to internal and customer stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 16 years of related experience, Master’s degree with 14 years of related experience, or Ph.D. with 12 years of related experience
• U.S. citizenship required
• Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance; Active Secret required to start
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP); SAP required to start
• 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 operating systems
• Experience with Matlab
• Experience with radar system development

Tools and technologies you’ll work with

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

Compensation and benefits

Salary: USD 202,500 - 303,700 per year.

• 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 allow employees to share in company results
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives

Additional details

• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
• Relocation assistance: No relocation assistance available
• Clearance required for start: Yes
• Clearance type: Secret