Senior software engineer

Position Overview

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Software Engineer to support an Internal Research & Development IRAD program within the Missile Defense Integration Business Unit. This role involves developing advanced mathematical and physics-based software solutions critical to system performance.

The selected candidate will work in a collaborative closed-area environment supporting high-performance defense systems across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop novel C applications for advanced system capabilities • Design and implement mathematics- and physics-intensive algorithms • Support software requirements analysis and test case reviews • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams • Contribute to system performance optimization • Participate in code reviews and software quality processes • Support automated testing and validation efforts

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in STEM field • 5 years experience (BS) OR 3 years MS OR 1 year PhD • Active in-scope DoD Secret clearance required to start • Strong recent experience developing software in C • Experience developing novel C applications • MATLAB and/or Python experience • Unix/Linux operating system experience • Ability to work onsite in a closed-area environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Mathematics, Physics, or Computer Science • Strong background in math and physics • Experience with battle management or fire control systems • Containerization experience Docker Kubernetes • CICD pipeline experience • MBSE Model-Based Systems Engineering environment experience • Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using Gherkin/Cucumber • Automated software requirements testing • Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools (Coverity, Fortify, SonarQube) • Software configuration & change management tools (Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Atlassian tool suite)

Work Environment

• Onsite only, no telework • Closed-area secure facility • Collaborative engineering environment • Defense and missile systems focus