Sr Principal Software Engineer - Development
Northrop GrummanBase Salary
$123k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, integrate, test, and administer embedded and real-time software systems.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle from requirements and design through implementation, qualification, and customer delivery.
- Develop software in embedded technology environments using real-time operating systems for flight and mission-critical systems.
- Work in Agile Scrum teams across multiple software baselines.
- Analyze system capabilities and resolve issues involving program intent, requirements, input data, programming techniques, and controls.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps, and Systems Test teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years, or a PhD and 4 years.
- Experience with the full software development lifecycle and Agile software development.
- Experience with C, C++, and Python.
- Experience developing multithreaded software for flight-critical, safety-critical, medical, or mission-critical real-time applications.
- Experience with at least two of Jira, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify, or Coverity.
- Experience with embedded system programming, software integration, and testing.
- Familiarity with at least two listed data interfaces, including 1553, 1394, 422, 429, Serial, CAN, Discrete and Analog I/O, Ethernet/IP, or Fibre Channel.
- Recent proficiency in software architecture, design, implementation, integration, and debugging of C++ software on real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity, or Real-Time Embedded Linux.
- Active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include PowerPC or ARM assembly knowledge, CPU documentation analysis, code-based defect identification, embedded architecture understanding, modeling or diagramming tools, OS partitioning and isolation architectures, and airworthiness certification requirements.
Benefits
- Partial hybrid schedule with onsite work in San Diego, California, or Grand Forks, North Dakota.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Travel is approximately 10% of the time.
- Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off are provided.
- Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses.
- The opportunity is contingent on program funding, with start dates determined after funding confirmation.
About Northrop Grumman
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. Our careers site can be found at jobs.northropgrumman.com/careers. If you are contacted about a job at Northrop Grumman, please verify the email came from the domain @ngc.com before engaging with that contact. If you are contacted by a Northrop Grumman recruiter on LinkedIn, please that their profile includes the verified check mark to ensure the contact is legitimate.