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Embedded Operating System Software Developer – Level 3 or 4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman

United States-Maryland-Linthicum, US$109k – $163konsite

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking an Embedded Operating System Software Developer – Level 3 or 4 to join our team in Linthicum, MD .

The Operating Systems Software Developer will be working on and supporting sensor command and control (embedded systems), sensor system test (command of test equipment and emulation) for a variety of Space platforms. Selected individuals will work on an agile development team, primarily using C, C++, Python, and scripting in a Yocto build environment. The individual will work through all phases of the software development cycle including design, development, integration, and test. The selected individual will conduct reviews of software-related products, software designs, and additional technical documents, as well as participation in cross-functional scrum team.

Successful candidates are expected to be able to understand system requirements, how they apply to system design, and be able to implement and debug software to accomplish defined completion criteria.  Individuals must be self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment. Existing engineering and system specialists will be made available to assist with any activities associated with executing primary tasking. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to Technical Leads, as required, to implement tasking assigned.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.   This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

This position can be filled at either a Level 3 (Principal) or Level 4 (Sr Principal). Basic Qualifications for Level 3 (Principal) : • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 5 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems – OR – Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 3 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems – OR PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 1 year of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.Approval must be obtained within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the company, to meet business needs.  Not required to start, US Citizenship required .

• Experience developing in C, C++, & Python

• Experience with Embedded operating systems

• Knowledge of FPGA VHDL Development and System on a Chip (SOC) hardware

• Experience with Bash and Linux scripting

• Experience integrating developed software applications, to include usage of tools and logs to examine data to verify correct operation and identify problem areas

• Ability to debug your own code, as well as trace and understand existing code

• Experience with using software configuration management tools

Basic Qualifications for Level 4 (Sr Principal) : • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 8 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems – OR – Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 6 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems – OR PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 4 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.Approval must be obtained within a reasonable timeframe, as determined by the company, to meet business needs.  Not required to start, US Citizenship required.

• Experience developing in C, C++, & Python

• Experience with Embedded operating systems

• Knowledge of FPGA VHDL Development and System on a Chip (SOC) hardware

• Experience with Bash and Linux scripting

• Experience integrating developed software applications, to include usage of tools and logs to examine data to verify correct operation and identify problem areas

• Ability to debug your own code, as well as trace and understand existing code

• Experience with using software configuration management tools

Preferred Qualifications: • Active TS/SCI security clearance

• Experience with Linux embedded real-time OS development (Yocto)

• Experience with Microcontroller environments an

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