Principal Software Engineer / Sr. Principal Software Engineer (Strategic Capabilities)

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for either an Associate Software Engineer or Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.

We offer flexible work arrangements, great learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized embedded Mission Systems applications using software engineering best practices and standards.
• Participate in the full life-cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.

This position can be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.  This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer level or Sr Principal Software Engineer level.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer:

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree and 5-years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree with 3-years’ experience.
• Experience developing software with C/C++, Java, or Python
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Basic Qualifications for Sr Principal Software Engineer:

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree and 9-years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree with 7-years’ experience.
• Experience developing software with C/C++, Java, or Python
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing software for embedded systems
• Experience integrating and debugging software on hardware
• Experience working within an Agile environment
• Experience with software development tools such as Eclipse, Git, Rhapsody, DOORS, CMake, VectorCAST. Atlassian Tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, Crucible, Bamboo)
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1553
• Knowledge of Linux systems and basic commands
• Active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Program Special Access

Salary Range: $90,400 USD - $135,600 USD

Salary Range 2: $112,000 USD - $168,000 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.