Senior Principal Software Engineer

Principal Software Signal Processing EngineerAt 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 Space Systems is seeking a Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer level or a Sr Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer level to join our team supporting our DARC program. This position would be based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This role will work with us on the Deep Space Advanced Capabilities contract developing new radar digital signal processing software in support of identification and tracking of objects in geosynchronous orbit.Job responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software, and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.Demonstrated experience developing and optimizing radar signal processing algorithms and pipelines (DSP), including use of common engineering toolchains such as DSP System Toolbox / Signal Processing Toolbox / Phased Array System toolsets.Demonstrated experience with GPGPU acceleration (e.g., CUDA) for performance-critical signal processing and/or analytics workloads.Experience using AI-enabled engineering tooling (e.g., an AI coding assistant) to accelerate development tasks such as code explanation, refactoring, and test generation—while maintaining engineer accountability for reviewed code.Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer:5 years with a Bachelors in Science, 3 years with a Masters in Science degree, and 1 years with the PHDActive DoD Secret clearance at the time of applicationExperience with C++, Java, Python and CUDAExperience with LinuxExperience with RF Signal ProcessingExperience with GPU optimizationExperience with NVIDIA MatX libraryExperience with AI ToolingExperience with high side development and processesBasic Qualifications for Sr Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer:8 years with a Bachelors in Science, 6 years with a Masters in Science degree, and 3 years with the PHDActive DoD Secret clearance at the time of applicationExperience with C++, Java, Python and CUDAExperience with LinuxExperience with RF Signal ProcessingExperience with GPU optimizationExperience with NVIDIA MatX libraryExperience with AI ToolingExperience with high side development and processesPreferred Qualifications for Principal/ Sr Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer:Radar knowledgeCan detail how to process a radar signal to generate a Range Doppler MapCan detail the process of using a sparse array to accomplish beamformingCan detail the concept of loss budgets and system tradeoffsUnderstanding of application of calibration for a distributed systemC++ KnowledgeKnowledge of how to do real time processingKnowledge of current c++ standards and knowledge of latest modern c++ techniques is preferredCUDA KnowledgeNeed to understand the benefits and constraints of running signal processing code on GPGPUsNeed to be familiar with cuFFT and/or cuSignal; Matx is preferred, but not expectedFunctional familiarity with Matlab and pythonSelf starterAble to take minimal direction and go off on their own.Learn the system without much instruction.Approach every story with the next in mind, looking for defects and optimizations along the wayExperience with writing Signal Processing AlgorithmsExperience implementing signal processing algorithms is insufficient