Senior 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.

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, but they’re also making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Software Engineer to support the Embedded Software, Software, Digital and Subsystems Engineering teams. 

As part of our Software and Digital Technologies Organization you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation to help develop, enhance and maintain software on cutting edge products and systems. Candidates will work on software systems for mission systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle, primarily in C/C++.

As part of our Software Engineering Team in Mission Systems you will be responsible for all phases of the software development lifecycle including design, development, documenting, testing, and debugging applications software that contains logical and mathematical solutions.

As part of our Embedded Software Engineering Team in Mission Systems you will be responsible for designing, developing, operating and maintaining software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements.

As part of our Digital Subsystems Engineering Team in Mission Systems you will be able to use your advanced digital technologies knowledge and engineering experience to help develop deployable solutions for our customers.

This position will be located at one of our three locations in: Baltimore, Linthicum or Annapolis, Maryland.

Basic Qualifications Senior Principal Software Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 9 years of experience; or 7 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree or 4 years of relevant experience with a Ph.D.

• Candidate must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain or maintain an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance

• Object oriented programming and development: C++, C

• Experience working in a Linux Development Environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with UVM and use of a coverage-driven verification methodology

• Familiar with developing test plans, participating in reviews, test development and RTL debug

• Familiar with Embedded Microprocessors, Microelectronic Modules or Digital Processing Algorithms

• Familiar with full product life cycle (requirements, design, implementation and test) of FPGA Design and/or ASIC Design

• Familiar with System Verilog, Verilog and/or VHDL

• Agile development experience

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/ 

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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This position reports to Baltimore, MD, USA, however, you are able to work from any of the additional 2 locations listed above.

Salary Range: $123,800 USD - $185,800 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.