RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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—Missile Defense Integration offers an excellent opportunity for an Internal Only : Sr Principal Software Engineer – SW Product Owner (26-435) to join our team of skilled and diverse professionals. Based in Colorado Springs, CO, this role is essential to supporting the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and combatant commanders at the strategic, regional, and operational levels.
NOTE: This position is only available to current and active C2BMC personnel
This position does not provide relocation assistance and requires on-site work with no remote options.
Position Overview:
The Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program is a critical element of the Missile Defense System (MDS). It provides an operational platform that enables the U.S. President, the Secretary of Defense, and Combatant Commanders at strategic, regional, and tactical levels to plan missile defense operations, monitor battle progress, and actively control networked sensors and weapon systems to achieve global and regional mission objectives. C2BMC supports layered missile defense capabilities by providing optimized responses to threats across all ranges and flight phases. It also acts as a force multiplier by connecting, integrating, and synchronizing autonomous systems and operations worldwide.
As the Global Battle Management Product Owner – Software Engineer, you will lead a high-performing software development team to design, implement, and test innovative solutions that support MDA projects and experiments. You will combine strong software engineering skills (with a focus on Java and Unix/Linux) with product ownership responsibilities, ensuring that stakeholder needs are translated into clear, actionable requirements and that delivered capabilities meet those needs.
Essential Functions:
Serve as the Product Owner and technical lead for the Global software development team, guiding the design, development, integration, and test of a large, distributed Java-based system
Provide day-to-day leadership, direction, and mentorship to a cross-functional Agile software team, ensuring alignment to program priorities and mission needs
Perform in-depth analysis and technical support of a large, distributed system written in Java, including complex problem resolution and performance optimization
Provide technical consulting to the regional team and other stakeholders, helping to align Global and Regional capabilities and ensuring architectural and interface consistency
Gather and refine requirements from stakeholders and other teams, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries that meet mission, operational, and test objectives
Define and maintain acceptance criteria for team stories and product backlog items, ensuring the team has a clear understanding of what is required to complete work and demonstrate value
Actively remove blockers at any level—technical, process, or coordination-related—to support team progress and maintain iteration and release commitments
Assist the…