Principal Engineer Software- Software Integration
Northrop Grumman11 hours ago
San Diego, CA, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$114k - $171k/yr
Responsibilities
- Integrate, modify, test, release, install, and maintain customized or standardized mission systems software.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, delivery, and maintenance.
- Develop software products within Agile Scrum teams across multiple software baselines.
- Architect, implement, integrate, verify, and qualify safety-critical embedded real-time software running on RTOS platforms.
- Perform software requirements development, modeling, application development, unit-to-CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, and debugging.
- Collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and integration/test engineers on complex software systems.
- Support software change control, code quality, static analysis, and CI/CD activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of experience, master’s degree with 3 years of experience, or PhD with 1 year of experience.
- Experience with Agile software development, object-oriented architectures and programming, debugging, and hardware-software integration and testing.
- Proficiency in software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, and deployment across the full software development lifecycle.
- Extensive knowledge of at least two of C, C++, and Python.
- Familiarity with safety-critical embedded real-time software running on various RTOS platforms.
- Strong understanding of the RHEL operating environment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and Special Access Program clearance within a reasonable amount of time.
- Preferred experience includes network protocols and troubleshooting, software change control, static analysis, CI/CD tools, requirements testing, simulators, automated scripting, and real-time object-oriented C++ software.
- U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
- The role requires approximately 10% travel.
- Interim Secret clearance is required for start, with the ability to obtain and maintain Secret and SAP clearances.
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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman designs and manufactures aircraft, spacecraft, missile defense, C4ISR, and cyber systems for the U.S. government, NASA, and allied nations. The company operates primarily through long-term defense and space contracts, delivering products and services spanning autonomous systems, sensors, software, and sustainment. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, it is a public company listed on the NYSE (ticker: NOC).