Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman11 days ago
Apopka, FL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$98k - $184k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, operate, and maintain embedded software, firmware, and computing systems software.
- Perform requirements analysis, software design, coding, testing, debugging, and integration across the full software development lifecycle.
- Develop embedded software for Linux and VxWorks real-time operating systems using C/C++ and scripting languages.
- Apply software architecture, development processes, version control, modeling tools, and CI/CD practices.
- Interface with customers, suppliers, application users, and technical and support personnel.
- Support engineering, scientific, manufacturing, and national defense products within the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, and Survivability division.
Requirements
- Principal level: bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field with 5+ years of relevant engineering experience, or 3+ years with a master's degree, or 1+ year with a PhD.
- Senior Principal level: bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field with 8+ years of engineering experience, or 6+ years with a master's degree, or 4+ years with a PhD.
- Experience with object-oriented programming in C/C++ and scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Batch; Java familiarity is a plus.
- Experience developing embedded software for Linux or VxWorks real-time operating systems.
- Familiarity with software architecture, design patterns, object-oriented design, CI/CD pipeline development, version control systems, Agile planning tools, and modeling tools.
- Experience testing, debugging, and integrating embedded software on target hardware is preferred.
- U.S. citizenship is required, and the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain at least a Secret clearance plus any customer-specified clearance before starting.
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, interpersonal communication, and collaboration skills are preferred.
Benefits
- Full-time, on-site work at the Apopka, Florida location.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- 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 in addition to base pay.
- Approximately 10% travel or occasional travel is required to support program and customer needs.
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).