Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability (MSTS) Division. Rolling Meadows employees are all about redefining what’s possible in the realms of navigation, targeting, and state-of-the-art self-protection. The systems that they design, build, integrate and test are created with the dynamics of present and future operational stakes in mind.
Northrop Grumman is seeking Embedded Software Engineers. This position will be located at our Mission Systems Sector in Rolling Meadows, IL.
You’ll Have an Opportunity to:
Engage in a full life-cycle approach-- design, implementation, test verification, production of digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems
Basic Qualifications:
- A candidate must meet ALL of the criteria below.
- Be completing or has completed their degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) from an accredited institution
- Be majoring in or having majored in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
- A final DoD Secret clearance is required to start (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
- The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher
- A current/active DoD Secret clearance
- It will be helpful, though not required, for your course work to have included:
- Structured Programming (C), and/or
- Object Oriented Programming (C++, Java) and/or
- Software architecture (design patterns, multithreaded programming, objected oriented design), and/or
- Operating system concepts for embedded systems, and/or
- Software development methodologies or frameworks (Waterfall Methodology or Agile), and/or
- Version control (Git, GitLab, Visual Studio, GitHub, or Bitbucket, etc.), and/or
- Agile software planning tools (Jira or Rally, etc.)
Pay Range: Bachelors: $70,600 - $106,000
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Primary Level Salary Range: $70,600.00 - $106,000.00
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.
