Northrop Grumman · 5 hours ago
Software Engineer 3 (26-041)
Colorado Springs, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$104K/yr - $155K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading technology company known for its pivotal role in technological advancements. They are seeking a Software Engineer to join the Global Track Processing team, focusing on developing and maintaining Java applications for missile defense systems.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Should understand the software development lifecycle
Understanding object-oriented software development and automated testing, along with the ability to analyze high-level needs and define a structured, logical approach to refine the capability into an integrated set of requirements that lead to a fielded product, would be a significant addition
Should communicate effectively, clearly present technical approaches and findings, and have experience writing and implementing project reports, plans, and status updates
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 5 years of experience; or a Master's degree in a related field with 3 years of relevant work experience; or 9 years of relevant work experience may be considered as an alternative to a degree
Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
Willingness to travel up to 10% for business needs
3+ years of Java development experience writing unit-testable operational code and unit tests exercising said code
2+ years in a Linux-based (preferably Red Hat / CentOS / Oracle Linux) environment
2+ years with GIT in Linux
2+ years with Jira and Confluence
1+ years of software modeling using UML
1+ years writing & presenting technical documentation to audiences ranging from team members to non-technical customers
Object-Oriented paradigms
Software Design Patterns
Should understand the software development lifecycle
Understanding object-oriented software development and automated testing, along with the ability to analyze high-level needs and define a structured, logical approach to refine the capability into an integrated set of requirements that lead to a fielded product, would be a significant addition
Should communicate effectively, clearly present technical approaches and findings, and have experience writing and implementing project reports, plans, and status updates
Preferred
Use of Eclipse, MATLAB, Visio, & Enterprise Architect
Software design using Systems Modeling Language (SysML)
Fluent in Bash (Bourne-Again Shell) or similar scripting
Automated test-driven continuous integration development
Linear algebra
Agile methodology
Benefits
Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
Flexible Work Arrangements
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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