Principal Engineer Software - Embedded and Real Time (florida & Oklahoma)

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Melbourne, FL +2 · Software

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Software Engineer with expertise in embedded and real-time systems for their Aeronautics Systems division. The role involves full lifecycle software development, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, and maintenance of customized embedded mission systems applications. The position requires experience with C++ and/or Python, developing advanced weapons software, and working with real-time operating systems. A Secret clearance is mandatory, with the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Work in an innovative environment, on significantly diverse assignments, and in collaborative team settings across all levels
  2. Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers
  3. Architect and develop embedded mission systems software applications on a real time operating system
  4. Be a part of Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience; OR Masters degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience; OR PhD with 1 year of related experience
  • Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, and deployment
  • Recent professional experience developing software in C++ and/or Python
  • Recent professional experience developing and/or testing advanced weapons software
  • Familiar with Architecting, Designing, Implementing, Integrating, Verifying and Qualifying Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software running on various RTOS (VxWorks, Integrity, Real Time Embedded Linux)
  • Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance.
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment.

Nice to have

  • Strong understanding of C and C++ languages including templates, memory storage, and compiler/linker.
  • Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems.
  • Demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, and strong interpersonal communication skills.
  • Recent Demonstrated Professional Experience with Agile Software Development, object-oriented architectures, designs, programming, debugging, and hardware-software integration and testing.
  • Recent Demonstrated Professional Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, AND/OR Jenkins.
  • Recent Demonstrated Professional Experience with DOORs AND/OR Software Requirement Specification Testing using Simulators, automated scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, AND/OR Bash.
  • Recent Demonstrated Professional Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube.
  • Recent Demonstrated Professional Experience architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody or Cameo), Implementing, Maintaining, integrating, Debugging, Verifying and Qualifying Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software written in OO C++ software running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret
  • Special Access Program (SAP)