Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer (C++ and TS Clearance)
Northrop Grumman9 days ago
Base Salary
$114k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership for junior software engineers.
- Develop and modernize production C/C++ software using modern C++ features.
- Develop software infrastructure for CI/CD, software metrics collection, and MLOps.
- Design and implement software systems, applications, and architectures that meet modularity, scalability, reliability, precision, accuracy, speed, and performance requirements.
- Apply and maintain software engineering best practices and standards.
- Analyze system requirements and derive software design and performance requirements.
- Design, code, modify, debug, and correct defects in software.
- Collaborate with software leads and architects to understand program intent, system capabilities, and output requirements.
Requirements
- Principal level: bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience, master's degree with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
- Sr. Principal level: bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of relevant experience, master's degree with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
- Principal level requires an active Secret security clearance and enrollment in Continuous Evaluation; Sr. Principal level requires an active Top Secret clearance and enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance and meet customer-specific security screening requirements.
- Experience with C/C++ and modern C++ standards and features, including C++17 or later.
- Experience analyzing system requirements, designing and coding new or existing software, debugging, and using open software/system architecture solutions.
- Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using Git-based or other software configuration management tools.
- Preferred: experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, CUDA, GPUs, high-performance numerical or scientific computing, parallel computing, SWaP-constrained environments, signal-processing algorithms, Scrum, and DevSecOps.
- Preferred: experience leading tasks to schedule, cost, and specified requirements, plus C++20 or later experience.
Benefits
- Primary level base salary range is $114,000.00-$171,000.00 annually; secondary level base salary range is $142,200.00-$213,400.00 annually.
- 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 a discretionary bonus.
- Full-time onsite work in Woodland Hills, California is required, with 10% travel.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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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).