Staff Embedded Software Architect - Woodland Hills, United States - Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman

Verified Company

Woodland Hills, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Requisition ID:

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Category: Engineering

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Location: Woodland Hills, California, United States of America

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Clearance Type: Secret

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Telecommute: No

Teleworking not available for this position

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Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
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Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
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Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

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.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Emerging Capabilities Development organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences.

Our team is chartered with providing an innovative technological capability across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Come be a part of our mission

What You'll get to Do:

Architect and develop embedded software platform utilizing C, C++, Ada or related languages to support research and development of SDR (Software Defined Receiver)
Shape leadingedge Software Defined Radio (SDR) systems for GPS, GNSS, and other cooperative signals including advanced signal processing techniques.
Lead a software team and navigation and timing experts in a teambased collaborative environment dedicated to advancing the state of the art.
Work in close collaboration with Government R&D organizations such as DARPA, AFRL, ONR, and Army labs to develop advanced navigation and timing technologies.
Present your ideas to internal and external groups; lead proposal activities; and represent Northrop Grumman at technical conferences and working groups.

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Basic Qualifications:

Master of Science in a STEM discipline and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience, or Ph.

D. in STEM discipline; minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.

US Citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Ability to work onsite fulltime

Embedded

Software Engineering focused skills:

Demonstrated experience developing embedded software utilizing C, C++, Ada or related languages (typically 10+ years of experience)
Demonstrated experience developing software using Green Hills Integrity Realtime Operating Systems, board support package (BSP), Green Hills Multi IDE and/or Wind River VxWorks RTOS/BSP for C/C++ or equivalent development tools.
Demonstrated experience in architecting, developing, and integrating real time embedded software for GPS Receivers, including integration on target hardware.

Systems Engineering skills:

Demonstrated experience with algorithm development for satellite acquisition, tracking, and receiver measurement formation.
Demonstrated experience with design: GPS receiver tracking loops, including characterization of platform dynamics, environmental/interference effects, jamming mitigation techniques on GPS processing.
Hands-On experience with Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) SDRs.

Preferred Qualifications:

in Aerospace Engineering or Computer Engineering or any related field and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience.

Working experience as a Team Lead, Technical Lead, and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) in fields of knowledge and expertise.

Software Engineering focused skills:

Experience with developing Vector Signal processing or Data processing algorithms for wireless communication technology
Familiarity with Agile lifecycle process including Scrum, Continuous Integration, Unit Test, and Test-Driven Methodologies
Familiarity with open system architectures (ex: ASPN, CMOSS, PNTOS, JADC2).

System Engineering Skills:

Demonstrated experience with military GPS modernization particularly Mcode signal processing and capabilities.
Demonstrated experience with GPS satellite constellation simulator test equipment.
Demonstrated experience with inertial navigation systems (INS) mechanizations.
Familiarity with signals of opportunity and alternate navigation signals.
Familiarity with integrated INS/GPS navigation systems involving exposure to Kalman filtering / estimation theory.

This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance with