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Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Manager Software Engineer to join our Global Surveillance Division team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.
Manager Software Engineering (Flight Management System Software Architect) Position The Manager Software Engineering (Flight Management System Software Architect) position will be focused on software. This position is a dual-hat position requiring the candidate to perform functional management activities as well as the individuals program responsibilities. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise 15% to 20% of the candidates time. This is a dual-hat position so the remaining 80% to 85% of the selectee's time will be directly funded activities in support of an MDC2 program.
Responsibilities The candidate should have a strong technical background in software development and embedded systems, including strong C/C++, software requirements and software design experience. Software Development focus is for mission applications using software engineering best practices & standards and participate in the full life cycle of software development to include C++ coding to NGAS and MDC2 coding standards, unit testing and software integration testing, software requirements and design documentation and support for program reviews. Management duties will require tasking and coordination of approximately 10-13 engineers, and process and resource coordination with functional homeroom management.
Key Responsibilities You will serve as an organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications. Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by formal review of superior. Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in failure to achieve critical organizational objectives and affect the image of the organization's technological capability.
Responsibilities (continued) You will be expected to take ownership of hard problems and drive toward a solution, while working in a multi-disciplined team environment. You will develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications using software engineering best practices and standards, and participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment and provide leadership for its implementation. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The selected candidate will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The selected candidate will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems and interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers.
Requirements The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications The following qualifications are preferred:
Salary Range The primary level salary range for this position is $139,100.00 - $208,700.00. The salary range represents a general guideline, and Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills, and current market conditions.
Benefits Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits, including:
Application Period The application period for this 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.
Equal Opportunity Employer 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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