Senior Principal Software Engineer

Software EngineerJoin Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.The Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization 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.The Distributed Sites Camarillo team supports several Airborne Electronic Attack programs across two offices - Camarillo and Pt Mugu. As a Software Engineer for our organization, you will support the EA-18G Growler programs including efforts involved in Mission Planning, Tools Development, Software Test and so much more!The Software Engineer will have an in-depth software background to include experience with RF or EW or RADAR. We are looking for a highly motivated candidate that enjoys learning and solving problems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on complex electronic warfare simulators alongside a multi-disciplinary team. We are looking for an individual that is passionate, driven, a self-starter, and goal oriented.The person selected for this position may receive training at other Northrop Grumman sites prior to working at Pt. Mugu, CA.Roles & Responsibilities:Interact independently with customers and coordinate engineering efforts to solve customer reported problems.Provide Engineering support to resolve system level problems on delivered hardware.Maintain operational status and configuration of NGC Electronic Warfare Hardware.Utilize knowledge, test equipment, and instrumented data to troubleshoot hardware failures and software anomalies.Support customer missions, monitor and convey performance.Generate weekly status reports documenting test events and anomalies warranting further investigation.Basic Qualifications for a Sr Principal Software Engineer:Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 9 or more years engineering experience, or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Degree. Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 7 or more years of experience, or an additional 6 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Degree.Ability to travelAbility to frequently move and position objects weighing 50 lbs.CLEARANCE: Candidate must currently have an Interim or Active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance prior to start date. (If Interim Secret, Candidate must be able to obtain full Secret Clearance once started)- interim clearanceSoftware knowledge (the following will be considered: Windows PowerShell or Batch file experience or Linux command line experience, utilization of editors to modify config files or XML knowledge).Experience troubleshooting & solving problems and strong desire to understand how the system worksAbility to work under pressure while maintaining a calm, patient demeanor in front of the customer.Basic Qualifications for a Principal Software Engineer:Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline with 5 or more years engineering experience, or an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Degree. Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 3 or more years of experience, or additional 6 years experience in lieu of Degree.Ability to travel.Ability to frequently move and position objects weighing 50 lbs.CLEARANCE: Candidate must currently have an Interim or Active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance prior to start date. (If Interim Secret, Candidate must be able to obtain full Secret Clearance once started)- interim clearance.Software knowledge (the following will be considered: Windows PowerShell or Batch file experience or Linux command line experience, utilization of editors to modify config files or XML knowledge).Experience troubleshooting & solving problems and a strong desire to understand how the system worksAbility to work under pressure while maintaining a calm, patient demeanor in front of the customer.Preferred Qualifications for both levels:Ability to navigate Linux from the command lineBasic Web and XML understandingExperience with WiresharkBasic internet protocol (IP) understandingAbility to configure networks and resolve ethernet or fiber communication issuesExperience with RADAR, Electronic Warfare systems, RF Engineering, or other electronics background that includes experience testing, troubleshooting, and performing repairs.Security+ certificationExperience leading teams and interfacing with customersFluent in RF / Electrical test equipment, Spectrum Analyzer, Power Meter, Oscilloscope and Digital Multi-Meters.Experience with RF generation equipment, understanding of RF synthesis and mixing techniques.Salary Range: $104,600.00 - $157,000.00Salary Range 2: $129,700.00 - $194,500.00Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 .Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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