Sr Principal Software Engineer - C++ - 3D Game Based Virtual Training & Simulations
Posted on: 12 Jan 2021
Huntsville, AL
Job Description
Description
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector is seeking a Senior Principal Software Engineer / Programmer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL; where technology and teamwork come together to create world-class training products. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's very successful Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) Virtual Training Systems (VTS) Team, responsible for delivering training products geared for a military audience on a multitude of Defense sector programs. The VTS team develops Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI) that includes game-based training, virtual, and constructive training. This includes interactive and immersive environments that are on the cutting edge of technology, providing learning experiences that foster creative engagement and problem solving in a risk-free, dynamic realm of interactive encounters.
The Senior Principal Software Engineer will join the software development team that designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs our application software systems containing logical and mathematical solutions for military 3D game-based training. The Software Engineer determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities, output requirements, input data acquisition, and programming techniques; and ensures software standards are met.
The Senior Principal Software Engineer must be highly familiar with commercial and/or open source game engines and the techniques they use including shadow casting, object occlusion, LODs, ambient occlusion, animation blending, shaders, batching, skeletal support, particle systems, and networking.
Qualification
Basic Qualifications:
The successful candidate must minimally meet the following requirements:
9 Years applicable experience with Bachelors in Science or related Technical degree; 7 Years applicable experience with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
Strong technical skills. Must be active learner of hardware and software applications
Ability to quickly grasp and communicate technical subjects clearly and concisely
Strong interviewing and listening skills; must be able to ask the right questions of the subject matter experts (SMEs)
Strong usability and testing skills; must take an active role in validation of documentation
Advanced C++ coding skills, experience with GPU programming, experience with 3D simulations
Preferred Qualifications:
Candidates with any of the following preferred qualifications will receive preferential hiring consideration:
experience with nVidia CUDA SDKs (or similar GPU architecture)
experience with 3D simulations / gaming technology
expert with video streaming technologies
Good organizational skills
Ability to work and adjust to changes in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Must be a team player
Must be self-managing and self-motivated
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, VA
Northrop Grumman Corporation, a security company, provides products in the areas of autonomous systems, cyber, space, strikes, and logistics and modernizations in the United States, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Aerospace Systems, Innovation Systems, Mission Systems, and Technology Services. The Aerospace Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces manned aircrafts, autonomous systems, spacecraft systems, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics, and other systems and sub-systems for use in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike operations, communications, earth observations, and space science.
The Innovation Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces flights, armaments, and space systems. It offers launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile products and defense electronics; precision weapons, armament systems, and ammunitions; satellites and associated space components and services; and advanced aerospace structures. The Mission Systems segment offers products and services that include C4ISR systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR), and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; cyber solutions; space systems; intelligence processing systems; air and missile defense integration systems; navigation systems; and shipboard missiles and encapsulated payload launch systems.
The Technology Services segment provides logistic solutions that supports the full life cycle of platforms and systems. Its products and services include software and system sustainment; modernization of platform and associated subsystems; advanced training solutions; and integrated logistics support. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
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IndustryAerospace and Defense
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No. of Employees85,000
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Jobs Posted6018
