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TYPE: SecretTYPE: Secret>Secret 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. The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems 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. Come be a part of our mission! This position is contingent upon program funding. We are seeking either a Principal Software Engineer or a Senior Principal Software Engineer to join our Enhanced Polar Systems Recapitalization (EPS R) program sustaining an operational Military Satellite Communication (MILSATCOM) Payload system. In this role, you will perform software migration, software enhancements (Payload Flight software, test scripts, data analysis and processing tools) and full cycle testing to support the Payload Flight software. This position located onsite in Manhattan Beach, CA. This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on

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Qualifications : Principal Software Engineer Bachelor's degree with 5 years of relevant

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Experience:may be considered in lieu of degree Sr. Principal Software Engineer Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 6 years of relevant experience; PhD with 4 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of

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Experience with programming languages: C/C , Perl, Python

Experience with operating systems: Solaris Unix or Linux, Windows

Experience with the software lifecycle (design, development, tests, documentation)

Preferred

Qualifications : Embedded systems software development, integration, and test

experience

Experience with VxWorks

Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite including Jira and Confluence

Experience working on MILSATCOM Payload programs Strong analytical, problem solving, critical thinking

skills to resolve software development and migration anomalies and analyze test results Primary Level

salary:Range: $110,300.00 $165,500.00 Secondary Level

ondary Levelondary Levelondary LevelSalary Range: $137,400.00 $206,000.00 The 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. U.S.Citizenship:is required for all positions with a government

clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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