Ground Software Integration Engineer (Level 3 or 4) - AHT
Northrop Grumman2 months ago
Redondo Beach, CA, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$114k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead Ground Entry Point services integration and manage Interface Control Documents.
- Serve as the primary technical interface with commercial Ground Entry Point and ground station providers.
- Design, integrate, and operate end-to-end ground systems supporting mission operations, communications, secure data flows, contact scheduling, and data routing.
- Implement secure data exchange solutions and apply ground communication protocol standards to system and network designs.
- Use mission operations, network planning, and orchestration tools to support ground operations.
- Lead interface verification and test campaigns and ICD update cycles.
- Resolve complex technical issues, prepare technical charts, present data, and make recommendations to internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage tasking and mentor team members across concurrent program schedules.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant software engineering experience, or a master’s degree with 3+ years, or a Ph.D. with 1+ years for Level 3.
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, or a master’s degree with 6+ years, or a Ph.D. with 4+ years for Level 4.
- Experience with ground system interfaces and integration, preferably involving GEPs, TT&C, SATCOM, or other ground communication assets.
- Experience developing, interpreting, or maintaining Interface Control Documents.
- Strong understanding of network protocols, data formats, and ground communications architectures.
- Experience coordinating technical requirements and issue resolution with external service providers or vendors.
- Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include active Secret clearance, commercial GEP integration, automated contact scheduling, secure data exchange, CCSDS/SLE/TCP/IP and Ka-/S-band knowledge, mission operations or network planning experience, and participation in technical interchange and verification activities.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- The position is onsite in Redondo Beach, California, with 10% travel.
- Employees may receive health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
- The position is contingent upon obtaining and maintaining customer and/or business funding.
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).