Flight Dynamics Software Developer
- Location:
- Manhattan Beach, California, United States of America | Azusa, California, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
Our Next Gen Polar (NGP) team is seeking an experienced Flight Dynamics Software Developer to join our talented, diverse team. This position can be based out of Redondo Beach, CA, or Azusa, CA.
We offer phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly collaborative workplace. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. Does this sound like you?
Our diverse portfolio of programs means there are endless paths to cultivate your career. We are well-known for our inclusive environment, as well as our excellent work/life balance. We also offer exceptional benefits/healthcare, a 9/80 schedule, and a great 401K matching program.
Basic Qualifications:
- 12 Years with Bachelors; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
- Active DoD Secret Clearance at the time of application
- Experience with programming languages and development environments (e.g. C++11, C Python, Git, Visual Studio Code)
- Red Hat Linux operating system experience
- Ability to present in front of large groups and communicate findings to customers and management
- Experience with satellite astrodynamics analyses and mission design practices (orbit determination, ephemeris generation, perturbation analysis, maneuver planning, and error analysis)
- Experience with modern computational and satellite mission analysis software (e.g. OASYS)
- Familiarity with the Atlassian Tool Suite (Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket)
- SAfe Agile experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Software engineering requirement/verification tools and processes
- Software design architecture
- Development and maintenance of interface control documents and related processes
- Space system/mission analysis and design
- Space system testing and evaluation (flight and ground testing)
- Mission Operations experience for launch and spacecraft on-orbit test & verification commissioning
- Experience in CICD pipelining (Jenkins, SonarQube)
- Active DoD Top Secret / SCI clearance