During this program the service member will be on-site at his or her host company performing an individual internship in an entry to mid-level career type role. The service member will be on the job training supporting a work schedule equivalent to 40hrs per week. Outlined below are the Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes for the program. Goals - Provide transitioning service members fellowship-style job skills training during the last portion(s) of their military commitment. This program is specifically designed to offer internships that result in the potential to transition to a full-time opportunity as the conclusion of the training. Objectives - Service Members who complete the Intern program will be highly trained, capable, future employees that align to the specific needs of the organization and are prepared to meet the NG mission “Defining Possible” on Day 1. This program provides a comprehensive internship experience including professional development, networking with leadership, and training specifically focused on NG leadership principles, company history, customer/stakeholder engagement, product and service overview, and core job responsibilities. Outcome - Offer transitioning service member a rewarding opportunity to join the Northrop Grumman team. A successful candidate will have the qualities and essential functional expertise to:

Develop and implement software for embedded devices and systems based on requirements. Design٫ develop٫ code٫ test and debug system software. Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle activities in an agile environment. Software requirements verification and validation. - Has served at least 180 days on active duty - Is within 12 months of separation or retirement - Will receive an honorable discharge - Has taken any service TAPS/TGPS - Has attended or participated in an ethics brief within the last 12 months - Received Unit Commander (first O-4/Field Grade commander in chain of command) written authorization and approval to participate in DoD SkillBridge Program prior to start of internship 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 Advanced Weapons has an opening for Sr. Staff Engineer Embedded Software Engineer with an active clearance, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Northridge, CA. As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation's warfighters. The ideal candidate will be supporting one of our programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers. Bachelor's Degree in a STEM related field with 14 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering experience, or Master's with 12 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering. Self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment. Experience with one or more Software languages/technologies:

C/C++, Java, Python, C#. Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance are required. Experience in embedded software development. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance, United States citizenship is a prerequisite. A year or more of experience working in an Agile team. Meets DoD SkillBridge qualifications as per DODI 1322.29 Experience with software version control tools such as Git. Experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems. Experience with embedded C++ optimization and using tools such as VxWorks. Hands on hardware integration and testing experience. Ability to debug complex integrated applications or test setup issues. Experience using Atlassian Tool Suite:

JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, SonarQube. Active Secret Clearance.