Embedded & Real Time Principal Software Engineer or Embedded & Real Time Sr. Principal Software Engineer

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Embedded & Real Time Principal Software Engineer or Embedded & Real Time Sr. Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization. 

The location for this opportunity is San Diego, Redondo Beach or El Segundo, CA and will be primarily based within our office spaces to support program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule meaning you will get every Friday off. The position has some remote or Hybrid work available.

In this role you will design, develop, integrate, and test software for our end-user customers and businesses.  Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems.  You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment. 

Essential Functions:

• Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels.

• Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers.

• Operate in an embedded technology development environment working with real time operating systems for use in flight and mission critical systems.

• Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree and 5+ years of experience in software development, or 3+ years with master’s degree, or additional years of experience (military or commercial) in the software engineering field may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, and Python.

• Experience with developing software used for one of the following deterministic real-time applications: Flight critical software or Safety critical software.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Software Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree and 9+ years of experience in software development, or 7+ years with master’s degree, or additional years of experience (military or commercial) in the software engineering field may be considered in lieu of degree.

• Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

• Experience managing the Software Requirements process and their Verification and Validation.

• Experienced with C++ and Python.

• Experience with developing software used for one of the following deterministic real-time applications: Flight critical software or Safety critical software.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance.

• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access

Preferred Qualifications:

• STEM degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.

• Master’s Degree with relevant software engineering experience

• Experience with Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD).

• Experience with Agile software development, embedded system programming, software integration and testing.

• Experience with two of the following tools: Jira, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify, or Coverity.

• Experience with one of the following real time operating systems: Wind River VxWorks, Green Hills Integrity, or Realtime Linux.

• Experience with multiple serial bus data interfaces, including communicating and managing the health of external devices.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.

• Basic understanding of PowerPC or ARM assembly.

• Basic understanding of Device Drivers and their configuration.

• Can identify moderate execution defects by only reading code.

• Understanding of how their software component will fit into a larger software system/architecture.

• Able to document, capture, and present software architectural components in modeling or diagramming tool.

• Familiarity with OS partitions and isolation architectures.

• Understanding of the Software Requirements process and their Verification and Validation.

• High level understanding of architectural requirements for airworthiness certifications.

• Strong understanding of layered software architectures (e.g., Application, System, I/O).

• Strong understanding of the following concepts:

• Software hardware interfaces and where they exist in the architecture.

• Event driven (Interrupts), polling and synchronous software architectures.

• Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems.

• Experience with leading a small size (1-5) technical team with technical decision making.

• Active Secret DoD Clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.