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Requisition ID: R10170735
- Category: Engineering
- Location: Huntsville, Alabama, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Positions Available: 1
**** This position is contingent upon successful contract award and funding
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Systems Engineer 2 to join our team as an algorithm developer in Huntsville, AL. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Global Mission Command and Control Department. This position may place candidates on various teams within programs such as IBCS, NAREW, IFC, FAAD C2, and/or IRADs. The position responsibilities include development, prototyping, analysis, and implementation of target tracking, target discrimination, and battle management algorithms; implementing algorithms in a prototype environment; performing comparative data analysis to assess algorithm performance; and review of the content and details of technical products. The qualified applicant designs, develops, integrates, documents, tests and debugs prototype software that contains logical and mathematical solutions to the identified problem space.
Basic Qualifications:
To be considered for this position, the candidate must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below.
- Level 2- 2 Years with Bachelors in Science; 0 Years with Masters in engineering, computer science, mathematics, or physics.
- Principal- 5 Years with Bachelor's degree; 3 years with Masters
- Ability to design and prototype algorithms
- Ability to perform data post-processing and performance analysis
- Strong MATLAB, Java, Python, or Mathematica skills
- Active secret security clearance
- Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in battle management and fire control research and algorithm development in support of DoD programs.
- Able to apply complex mathematical models.
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.
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 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
