Principal / Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer
Requisition ID: R10164274
Category: Engineering
Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America
Clearance Type: SCI
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Northrop Grumman's Space Systems is looking for a Principal / Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer with the desire to learn new technologies and develop software for cutting edge Space Payloads. The software engineer will design, develop, integrate, and test software that manages a Space payload unit ensuring compliance to established requirements. Selected individuals will work on an agile development team, primarily using C++ and/or Python. This role will support Remote Sensing Programs (RSP) Business Unit in Linthicum, MD.
The individual will work through all phases of the software development cycle including design, development, integration, and test. The selected individual will conduct reviews of software-related products, software designs, and additional technical documents.
The responsibilities include active participation in cross-functional scrum teams, design reviews, and other reviews, as required. The selected individual will actively participate in 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 team environment. Existing engineering and system specialists will be made available to assist with any activities associated with executing primary tasking. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to Technical Leads, as required, to implement tasking assigned.
While not all positions will require an active clearance to start, all positions are contingent on the candidate’s ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
Principal Embedded Software Engineer Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in or Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 5+ years software development experience working on embedded real-time systems or 3+ years with a master’s degree or 0 years with Ph.D.
Experience in developing in C++ and/or Python
Experience in embedded software development
Experience developing in a Linux and/or Windows environment
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI
Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 9+ years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems or 7+ years with a master’s degree or 4+ years with a Ph.D.
Experience in developing in C++ and/or Python
Experience in embedded software development
Experience developing in a Linux and/or Windows environment
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience as a member of an Agile Scrum team
Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)
Experience in embedded C++ optimizations
Hands on hardware integration and testing experience
Ability to debug complex integrated applications or test setup issues
Active TS/SCI Clearance
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.
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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.