Software/ Principal Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman7 days ago
Huntsville, AL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$88k - $163k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, document, test, debug, integrate, and sustain software applications and systems for Global C2 missions.
- Develop and maintain software products across multiple IBCS baselines while participating on SAFe Scrum teams.
- Perform software development and upgrades in multiple programming languages while minimizing changes to tactical software behavior.
- Develop and maintain user interfaces using JavaFX and related technologies.
- Create and update documentation using Markdown and collaboration tools.
- Support unit and functional testing, code coverage analysis, static code analysis, test automation, and continuous improvement of test effectiveness.
- Collaborate with systems and hardware engineers to solve complex logical, mathematical, real-time, and distributed-systems problems.
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a STEM field with at least 2 years of relevant experience, a master's degree in a STEM field with 0 years for the Software Engineer level, or the corresponding higher experience and education combinations for the Principal Software Engineer level.
- Strong object-oriented software development experience with Java and C++.
- Experience with Bash, including SSH and SCP, Perl, and Python scripting.
- Proficiency in Linux-based development and runtime environments.
- Experience with Git and GitLab for configuration management and source control.
- Active Secret clearance.
- Preferred qualifications include MBSE experience with Cameo or similar tools, Jenkins or similar CI/CD pipelines, RTI/DDS, OSGi, XML, Eclipse or VS Code, tactical data links such as Link 16, BFT, IBS, or ADS-B, and radar track management experience.
- CompTIA Security+ certification is preferred.
Benefits
- Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses in addition to base salary.
- The position is located in Huntsville, Alabama, requires 10% travel, provides no relocation assistance, and requires Secret clearance at start.
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).