Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman2 months ago
Rolling Meadows, IL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$184k - $276k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, operate, and maintain embedded software, firmware components, and computing systems software.
- Support software requirements, design, coding, testing, debugging, integration, and maintenance across the full software development lifecycle.
- Apply software standards, processes, procedures, and tools to generate engineering applications and products for the Targeting Business Unit.
- Interface with customers, suppliers, application users, and technical and support personnel.
- Test, debug, and integrate embedded software on target hardware and contribute to complex distributed and multi-threaded systems.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a similar engineering discipline plus 14+ years of engineering experience; alternatively, a master’s degree plus 12+ years, a PhD plus 10+ years, or four additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
- Object-oriented programming experience in C++.
- Familiarity with software architecture, design patterns, and object-oriented design.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, and Batch.
- Experience developing embedded software for Linux or VxWorks operating systems.
- Familiarity with Waterfall and/or Agile software development methodologies and frameworks.
- Familiarity with version control systems such as Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, and ClearCase, plus planning tools such as Rally and Jira.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance before starting.
- Preferred qualifications include C++11, active Secret clearance, embedded target-hardware integration, parallel processing, multithreading, distributed processing, multicore, system-on-chip, secure processing, and demonstrated leadership and teamwork.
Benefits
- Full-time, on-site work at the Rolling Meadows, Illinois 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.
- The position requires 10% travel and Secret clearance before starting.
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).