Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman2 days ago
Cincinnati, OH, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$177k - $266k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead development of embedded software for sensor, communication, and cyber systems.
- Provide technical leadership for small teams of three or more engineers.
- Perform full-lifecycle engineering from requirements through design, implementation, integration, testing, and product release.
- Conduct embedded systems debugging, system analysis, waveform development, and development for low-SWaP processing systems.
- Participate in requirements generation, hardware selection, software development, and system integration and test.
- Work onsite in Cincinnati, Ohio, with approximately 10% travel.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in science, engineering, or a related field with 12 years of experience, or a master's degree with 10 years, or a PhD with 7 years.
- Technical leadership experience with small teams of three or more engineers.
- Experience with C, C++, embedded assembly languages, Xilinx SDK, TI Code Composer Studio, IAR Embedded Workbench, GCC, JTAG emulators, remote GDB servers, USB or benchtop logic analyzers, Python, Bash, and Batch.
- Experience across the full software development lifecycle and familiarity with Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, Jira, and Rally.
- US citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance before starting employment.
- Preferred qualifications include an active Top Secret clearance; SPI, I2C, RS-232, CAN, SpaceWire, and MIL-STD-1553B; GNU Radio or other SDR platforms; MATLAB/Octave; and FreeRTOS, Zephyr, VxWorks, or Linux with PREEMPT_RT.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Flexible work arrangements include 9/80 and 4/10 schedules, though the role is onsite in Cincinnati.
- Training and learning opportunities support technical and personal growth.
- Benefits include 401(k) matching, 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.
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).