Requisition ID: R10048620 Category: Engineering Location: Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States of America Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship Clearance Type: Secret Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America) Travel Required: No Positions Available: 5 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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators, who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we will support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking candidates for the position of Firmware Engineer. The selected candidate for this position will report to the Northrop Grumman Mission System located in Annapolis Junction, MD. Primary Responsibilities Develop, test, debug and document embedded software enabling custom electronic systems to perform all functions necessary to meet overall system objectives. Develop and implement test plans to verify that each embedded software function performs as intended. Utilize commercial test tools or develop and adapt custom hardware and software to exercise and debug embedded software. Analyze system requirements and develop an implementation plan complete with functional definitions and reasoned allocation of those functions between hardware and software components. Design and develop complete system test plans to prove that all system requirements are being met and are properly implemented. Develop systems and software testing and integration processes in support of new systems or new baseline deployments and align with Enterprise systems engineering and integration processes Provide systems test and integration support in the implementation of new systems or new baseline deployments Evaluate risks and impacts of proposed systems testing and integration processes Execute test and integration activities Support risk assessment of proposed systems testing and integration processes Support configuration control of systems testing and integration requirements Support evaluation and documentation of testing and integration activities, including evaluation of requirements satisfaction Basic Qualifications & Education: A current and active Secret Clearance is required 5+ years of Software Development experience 6+ years of embedded software development and test and integration experience. Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field of study and 4 years of relevant experience (an additional four years of experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree.) Experience with C/C++ and/or Python Preferred Qualifications: Experience with GitLab Active TS/SCI with ability to obtain Polygraph Experience with Bash and/or Tcl/TK scripts Familiarity with the Information Assurance Security Requirements Document (IASRD) Salary Range: $1 USD - $1 USD Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. US Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. 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