AI Software Engineer - Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) : Job Details

Requisition ID: R10181228

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Schriever AFB, Colorado, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: Days (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time

• Positions Available: 1

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. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.

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. The AI Software Engineer will 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.

Roles and Responsibilities include:

• Prototype advanced artificial intelligence techniques for 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 teams 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.

• Work closely with AI Systems Engineers to understand program intent, system capabilities, and output requirements.

• Implement software systems, applications, and data architectures that leverage AI techniques to improve reliability, precision, accuracy, and speed.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline 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.

• Active in-scope U.S. Government DoD issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.

• Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements.

• 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 (e.g., Podman, Docker, Kubernetes).

Salary Range: $98,300 - $147,500

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit our website. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.