Embedded Flight Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Linthicum Heights, MD +1 · Software

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Embedded Flight Software Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to design, develop, integrate, and test software for Space payload units. The role involves working in an agile C++, Linux, and Python environment, conducting peer reviews, and debugging code. This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. The individual will work through all phases of the software development cycle including design, development, integration, and test.
  2. The selected individual will conduct peer reviews of software-related products, software designs, and additional technical documents, as well as participation in cross-functional scrum team.
  3. Successful candidates are expected to be able to understand system requirements, how they apply to system design, and be able to implement and debug software to accomplish defined completion criteria.
  4. Individuals must be self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment.
  5. Existing engineering and system specialists will be made available to assist with any activities associated with executing primary tasking.
  6. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to Technical Leads, as required, to implement tasking assigned.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline
  • minimum of 5 years of software development experience working on embedded real-time systems (Level 3) or 8 years (Level 4)
  • Experience developing Object Oriented code using C++
  • Ability to debug your own code, as well as trace and understand existing code
  • Experience integrating developed software applications
  • Experience and ability to review work products and provide meaningful feedback
  • Experience in embedded software development, cross-compiling with GCC
  • Experience developing in a Linux environment
  • Experience with using software configuration management tools

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 3 years of software development experience (Level 3) or 6 years (Level 4)
  • PhD degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 1 year of software development experience (Level 3) or 4 years (Level 4)
  • Python

What the JD emphasized

  • STEM discipline
  • software development experience working on embedded real-time systems
  • obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access
  • US Citizenship required