Staff Engineer Embedded Software
Northrop Grumman2 days ago
Apopka, FL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$153k - $229k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, operate, and maintain embedded software, firmware components, and computing systems software.
- Apply software engineering standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Perform requirements analysis, software design, coding, testing, debugging, and integration.
- Develop and integrate embedded software running on Linux or VxWorks real-time operating systems.
- Test, debug, and integrate embedded software on target hardware.
- Interface with customers, suppliers, application users, and technical and support personnel.
- Support engineering applications and products within the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, and Survivability division.
- Travel occasionally to support program and customer needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related STEM field with 12+ years of relevant engineering experience; alternatively, 10+ years with a relevant master’s degree or 8+ years with a PhD.
- Experience with object-oriented programming in C/C++; Java familiarity is a plus.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or Batch.
- Experience developing embedded software for Linux or VxWorks real-time operating systems.
- Familiarity with software architecture, design patterns, and object-oriented design.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline development and DevOps practices.
- Familiarity with software development methodologies such as Waterfall or Agile.
- Familiarity with version-control systems including Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, or ClearCase and planning tools such as Rally or Jira.
- Familiarity with modeling tools such as Cameo or Rational.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain at least a Secret clearance and any additional customer-specified clearance before starting.
- Preferred qualifications include embedded software testing, debugging, and target-hardware integration experience, active Secret clearance, and demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- Full-time, on-site work at the Apopka, Florida location.
- Occasional travel is required, 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.
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).