The Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines the leading edge of exotic new technologies, and drives advances in the sciences. One of our most challenging new fields is Transformational Computing, which combines the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop radical new energy-efficient computing systems. Our team is chartered with providing the skills to transform computing beyond Moore’s Law, advancing development of computer architectures, processing/memory subsystems, and large-scale high-performance computing systems. You will work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of scientists and engineers to make these processing solutions a reality and deliver remarkable new advantages to the warfighter.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector (NGMS) is a leading global provider of secure software-defined, hardware enabled mission systems. Our company is pioneering capabilities in a wide variety of sectors that keep our nation and our allies’ safe from undersea to space and cyberspace. NGMS is seeking Software Engineers with demonstrated ability to lead development of new technologies to support our innovative Transformational Computing team to help develop software in support of emerging supercomputing technologies.

What you'll get to do:

The software engineers will be developing and supporting the next-generation supercomputing capabilities including simulations, algorithms, test automation, and data management and analysis capabilities. As a Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Using model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, 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.

Candidates should have a solid foundation with best practices in software design, Continuous Integration / Continuous Deliver (CI/CD) tools and processes, and object-oriented programming.  Candidates should be familiar with the Agile methodology of software development.

All job functions require close teamwork across functional disciplines and integrated product teams in a fast-paced environment. This program area is expanding which offers the potential for future growth opportunities (technical lead, software architect, etc.) for candidates who successfully demonstrate exceptional performance and leadership.

This position can be filled at the Principal or Senior Principal level. This role requires 100% onsite work at our Linthicum, MD and/or Annapolis Junction, MD locations.

Basic Qualifications -Principal Engineer Software:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or comparable degree (STEM Degree).

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in software development including time in a lead role (3 years with a MS degree; 0 years with PhD)

• Extensive experience with a wide range of object-oriented programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, Matlab, etc.

• Ability to learn, contribute to, and debug large codebases and propose ways to optimize and employ best practices

• Experience with the agile software development lifecycle

• Experience developing and communicating software architecture constructs

• Candidates must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Basic Qualifications -Senior Principal Engineer Software:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or comparable degree (STEM Degree).

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in software development including time in a lead role (6 years with a MS degree; 3 years with PhD)

• Extensive experience with a wide range of object-oriented programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, Matlab, etc.

• Ability to learn, contribute to, and debug large codebases and propose ways to optimize and employ best practices

• Experience with the agile software development lifecycle

• Experience developing and communicating software architecture constructs

• Candidates must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications:

• Capable of effective communication in a highly technical environment

• Experience with full stack web development and RESTful web services

• Experience with relational and/or noSQL databases

• Experience with UI design and development

• Experience with test automation and instrument control

• Experience with continuous integration tools such as GoCD, Jenkins, Artifactory and version control tools such as Git

• Experience with server tool deployments and maintenance

• Experience with deriving software requirements

• Experience with creating design artifacts such as UML and SysML

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph

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Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticated products, programs, and services in the world.

Our Values. The women and men of Northrop Grumman Corporation are guided by Our Values. They describe our company as we want it to be. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these Values. We believe that putting Our Values into practice creates long-term benefits for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities we serve.

Our Responsibility. At Northrop Grumman, we are committed to maintaining the highest of ethical standards, embracing diversity and inclusion, protecting the environment, and striving to be an ideal corporate citizen in the community.