Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman7 days ago
Baltimore, MD, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$169k - $254k/yr
Responsibilities
- Drive architectural decisions for an embedded front-end control software product line supporting new sensor technologies.
- Provide product ownership and technical direction for a team of embedded software engineers.
- Analyze, develop, modify, test, integrate, debug, and maintain embedded software across the full software lifecycle.
- Identify risks, track defects, develop mitigations and resolutions, and report project status.
- Test and verify software on simulators and production hardware in System Integration Laboratories.
- Assess new technologies and participate in systems, technical peer, design, architecture, and end-to-end reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 12 years of related experience, or a master’s degree with 10 years, or a Ph.D. with 8 years.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Active Secret clearance is required to start, along with the ability to obtain and maintain SAP access.
- Experience writing highly resource-efficient C/C++ code and developing real-time or near-real-time embedded software.
- Experience with the full software lifecycle, including specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and maintenance.
- Experience with PCIe devices, Intel and ARM processors, software interfacing directly with FPGAs and/or ASICs, Linux, and RF subsystems such as radar.
- Preferred experience includes distributed control architectures, DMA engines, software product lines, VxWorks, MATLAB, Coverity, SonarQube, Klockwork, Jenkins, Atlassian tools, Kubernetes, Open Architecture Solutions, Model Based Engineering, and DevSecOps practices.
Benefits
- Annual base salary range is $169,000.00-$253,600.00, with potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus eligibility.
- Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- The position is located in Baltimore, Maryland; relocation assistance is not available.
- Travel is required approximately 10% of the time.
- An active Secret clearance is required for start, and SAP access must be obtained before starting.
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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).