Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman2 months ago
Rolling Meadows, IL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$136k - $204k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, operate, and maintain embedded software, firmware, and computing systems software.
- Apply software standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Perform requirements analysis, software architecture and design, coding, testing, debugging, and integration.
- Test, debug, and integrate embedded software on target hardware.
- Interface with customers, suppliers, application users, and technical and support personnel.
- Contribute to software development for complex systems involving parallel processing, multithreading, distributed processing, multicore systems, system-on-chip, and secure processing.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering discipline with 8+ years of engineering experience; alternatively, 6+ years with a relevant master’s degree or an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Demonstrated object-oriented programming experience in C++, with C++11 experience preferred.
- Familiarity with software architecture, design patterns, and object-oriented design.
- Experience developing embedded software for Linux or VxWorks operating systems.
- Familiarity with Python, Bash, Batch, or similar scripting languages.
- Familiarity with version control systems including Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, or ClearCase and planning tools including Rally or Jira.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain at least a Secret clearance before starting; an active Secret clearance is preferred.
- Experience with software development methodologies such as Waterfall or Agile is preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, interpersonal communication, and collaboration skills are preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time, on-site work at the Rolling Meadows, Illinois location.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Travel is approximately 10% of the time.
- Secret clearance is required before starting, and U.S. citizenship is required.
- 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.
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).