Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Embedded
Northrop Grumman1 day ago
San Diego, CA, USASenior / Staff+
Base Salary
$114k - $213k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated software tests for qualification of embedded software products.
- Develop and integrate safety-critical embedded real-time software for flight and mission-critical systems.
- Analyze requirements allocated to computer software configuration items.
- Support software architecture, design, implementation, integration, debugging, installation, acceptance testing, and operational events.
- Diagnose problems with software developers and other engineers and submit detailed problem reports.
- Create clear and concise technical documentation.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams and manage assigned technical tasks across the software development lifecycle.
Requirements
- Principal level requires a STEM bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related engineering experience, a STEM master’s degree and 3 years, or a STEM PhD and 1 year.
- Sr. Principal level requires a STEM bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related engineering experience, a STEM master’s degree and 6 years, or a STEM PhD and 4 years.
- Experience with safety-critical embedded real-time software and C/C++ and Python development.
- Experience with software architecture, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and testing on real-time operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity, or Real Time Embedded Linux.
- Experience with software change control, change management, and tools such as Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, or Jenkins.
- Ability to obtain, transfer, and maintain a final adjudicated government Top Secret clearance and any required program access, including upgraded SAP/PAR access.
- Preferred qualifications include UAV route planning, routing algorithms, geometrically based algorithms, static code analysis tools, MATLAB, avionics systems, Python/MATLAB/JavaScript/Bash scripting, multithreaded C/C++ programming, SOAP, Java services, demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available.
- 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.
- The role requires Top Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship for government-cleared positions, and travel approximately 10% of the time.
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).