AI Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems (LMDS) has an exciting career opportunity for an AI Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located at the Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The selected AI Software Engineer will define, develop, and deliver novel mathematical and statistical modeling and algorithm products to tackle the challenges of prediction, optimization, and classification and will be a core contributor toward advancing the artificial intelligence and machine learning products for critical national security programs and missions.  The AI Software Engineer will also apply machine learning algorithms to large sets of structured and unstructured data to solve a broad range of problems that include applications in pattern recognition, target detection and tracking, machine learning and decision systems, and false alarm mitigation

Seeking candidates who find satisfaction in working on challenging and diverse assignments in collaborative settings across all levels.

Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Prototype advanced artificial intelligence techniques to stretch the capability of autonomous systems research and development programs
• Design, develop, document, test and debug software and system applications that contain logical and mathematical solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional team to deploy machine learning algorithms to prototype testing and production
• Ensure industry best practices and standards are applied and maintained
• May use system-of-systems and multi-agent approaches to architect and design AI software systems
• Will work closely with AI Systems Engineers to understand program intent, system capabilities, and output requirements
• May implement software-systems, applications, and data architectures that directly leverage AI techniques to support achieving better reliability, precision, accuracy, and speed to meet performance requirements

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline preferred from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience or a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related experience
• Ability and willingness to travel up-to 20% to support business needs
• Applicants must have an active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance
• Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management
• This position is not remote and will require the selected applicant to work onsite full-time
• Experience working in C/C++, Python, MATLAB, and other object-oriented languages
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders
• Experience and familiarity with AI technologies and methodologies, including machine learning, deep learning, and convolutional neural nets
• Experience with Git-based software configuration management tools
• Experience with PyTorch, Tensorflow, and/or other equivalent machine learning libraries

Preferred Requirements:

• Current active in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance
• Background in Software Development and/or Software Engineering with an Agile/DevSecOps mindset
• Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization
• Experience with developing for SWaP-constrained environments
• Experience with open software/system architecture solutions
• Experience with Linux operating systems
• Experience with CUDA and GPUs
• Experience with high performance numerical/scientific computing, parallel computing
• Experience with containerization i.e. Podman, Docker, Kubernetes etc..

Salary Range: $98,300.00 - $147,500.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.