Sr. Principal AI Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining the Possible with Northrop Grumman. Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air. Bring your experience and take advantage of this opportunity to discover how you can start to push past possible and achieve your goals today. Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Sr. Principal AI Software Engineer to join the Advanced Autonomy Team (AAT). This team is part of the research and advanced development organization for developing the next autonomy technologies.  This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA, with the occasional field testing.  

The job entails architecting modular, scalable, and robust autonomy solutions based on high-level requirements for behaviors and decision making; using agile development practices to implement, integrate, and test autonomy software in a virtual environment and on surrogate hardware, leading to potential flight test events. In addition, the job requires expertise in Java, C++, python and UCI messaging, as well as familiarity with open mission system architecture, containers, DevSecOps tools and processes to deploy reliable software. 
This is to support the Autonomy Initiative by being the Mission Autonomy Lead for developing and maturing an autonomy solution for a flight demo in 2025. 

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 8 Years experience; OR a master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 6 Years experience

• Proficient in Linux-based development environment 

• Proficient in C++, Java, and python 

• Experience with micro-service architecture and writing mission critical software

• Experience with OMS/UCI

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Education), and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Existing Department of Defense Secret level security clearance

• Application of rules-based AI, ML, deep RL

• Background in autonomy, pilot decision aids and unmanned platforms

• Familiar with Atlassian toolset, Agile development practices and DevOps

• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes container deployments

• Strong understanding of design/dependency constraints when developing systems for SAP programs

• Experience with SW/HW integration 

• Flight Test Experience

Salary Range: $166,200.00 - $249,400.00

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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.