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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 Defense Sector has a need for a Staff Embedded Software Engineer with its Weapons Integration and Mission Solutions (WIMS) organization in Warner Robins, GA. This engineering position is for a role in our Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) Software Engineering Team. You will be an integral member of a cross-functional engineering team that designs, develops, modernizes, and validates embedded operational flight software for weapon systems on military defense platforms. Our ideal candidate will possess technical expertise, a drive to lead from where you are, collaborative people skills, and the proven ability to work within a technically diverse team.\nThis is a full-time salaried position in Warner Robins, GA and requires that you work on-site daily.\nWhat you’ll get to do:\nDevelop, modify, and maintain embedded operational flight programs and simulation/emulation/IV&V applications using software development best practices and standards. \nParticipate in the full software development life cycle, to include requirements development, modeling and design, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.\nAbility to provide leadership in solving complex problems. \nFrequent opportunities to interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers, therefore excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are essential to succeeding in this role\nBasic Qualifications for Staff Engineer Embedded Software:\nMust have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline.\nMinimum of 12 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 10 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 8 years of direct relevant experience with PhD.\nProficiency in C/C++/Ada or other Object-Oriented programming languages\nProficiency in all areas of the formal software development lifecycle process from requirements to testing\nProficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving\nExperience developing/debugging software targeted at real-time embedded operating systems (VxWorks, Embedded Linux)\nExperience with hands-on software/hardware integration and testing\nExperience interfacing with customers and/or stakeholders\nExperience analyzing system requirements to derive software design and test specifications\nHighly motivated self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment\nStrong verbal and written communication skills\nMust currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of War (DoW) Secret level security clearance\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with board bring-up\nExperience interfacing with FPGAs and influencing board design and discrete layouts\nExperience developing/debugging Electronic Warfare/Radar software\nExperience with the Agile software development process\nExperience managing work-scope for a software-centric technical team\nExperience with digital signal processing\nExperience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git\nExperience with LabView\nExperience with QT Creator\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. 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