Principal Software Engineer/Sr Principal Software Engineer

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman has an immediate opening for a Principal Software Engineer or Sr. Principal Software Engineer.  As a Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Agile and DevSecOps practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter.  Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation.  The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll get to Do:

The Principal Software Engineer or Sr. Principal Software Engineer will work on software systems for mission systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle, primarily in C/C++/C#.  The selected individual will interface with systems engineering to develop flow down software requirements and technical specifications; with hardware engineering to develop mission system applications; and with end users and system operators to improve system performance. Responsibilities include identifying risks, suggesting mitigation, tracking defects, developing resolutions, and reporting status. The individual will also be expected to develop and execute unit tests and build verification test plans, and track and report test status. Additionally, the selected individual will conduct reviews of software related products, software designs, and additional technical documents.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Participate in Integrated Product Teams (IPT), design reviews, and other reviews, as required.
• Participate in the technical peer reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view.
• Individuals must be self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a small team environment.
• As part of the field engineering team, you will have the opportunity to deploy with the mission systems and provide the following support:
  • Troubleshoot Hardware/Software issues
  • Perform system and computer maintenance
  • Perform network troubleshooting
  • Develop procedures and generate reports
  • Work closely with the Active Duty/Government customer and collaborate with internal Northrop Grumman engineering teams

“This position may be filled as a Principal Software Engineer or a Sr. Principal Software Engineer based on the qualifications below”

Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of related experience including software design, testing and maintenance (3 years with a MS degree or 0 years with a PhD)
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility prior to starting.
• Must have the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to starting.
• Demonstrated success programming in C/C++/C#
• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Software Engineer:

• Bachelor's Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and a minimum of 9 years of related experience including software design, testing and maintenance (7 years with a MS degree or 4 years with a PhD)
• Must have an active DoD Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain SCI eligibility prior to starting.
• Must have the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP) prior to starting.
• Demonstrated success programming in C/C++/C#
• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization
• Software Development and/or Software Engineering background with an Agile/DevSecOps mindset
• Experience in real-time embedded software development knowledge of for defense applications such as Radar, SONAR, sensor control, data acquisition
• Experience with software version control management tools such as Git, GitHub, Subversion etc.
• Experience with GPUs
• Experience with database back-ends SQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL, and/or Oracle
• Experience designing and supporting database applications for configuration management, data management, task workflow, logistics, etc
• Experience with Scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Bash) and Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Experience with GreenHills, VxWorks and/or Linux Operating Systems
• Experience with Visual Studio
• Experience with Matlab
• Experience with High Performance Computing
• Active TS/SCI clearance

Salary Range: $104,600 USD - $157,000 USD

Salary Range 2: $129,700 USD - $194,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.