Sr. Principal Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Rolling Meadows, IL +1 · Software

Sr. Principal Software Engineer role at Northrop Grumman focused on developing and maintaining software and firmware components for engineering, scientific, and manufacturing requirements within the Targeting Business Unit. The role involves the full software development life cycle, including requirements, design, coding, testing, and integration, using Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices. Requires C++ and Python proficiency, experience with embedded systems (Linux/VxWorks), and a security clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Designs, develops, operates, and maintains software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements.
  2. Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products within the Targeting Business Unit.
  3. Interfacing with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel.
  4. Experience including the full software development life cycle, which includes requirements, design, coding, testing, and integration.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar engineering discipline with a minimum of 8+ years of engineering experience, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline or in lieu of degree, an additional 4 years of experience is required.
  • Object Oriented Programming in C++
  • Familiarity with Software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
  • Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc)
  • Experience Developing Embedded Software running Linux or VxWorks Operating Systems
  • Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall Methodology and/or Agile
  • Familiarity with various version control systems (Git, Gitlabs, Github, Bitbucket, ClearCase. etc) and Agile software planning tools (Rally, Jira, etc)
  • US Citizenship
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret clearance with additional customer specified clearance prior to start.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Object Oriented Programming in C++11
  • Knowledge with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc)
  • Experience with Software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall Methodology and/or Agile.
  • Experience testing, debugging, and integrating Embedded Software on target hardware.
  • Experience with complex systems of systems that utilize Parallel Processing, Multi-Threading, Distributed Processing, Multi-Core, System-on-Chip, and Secure Processing.
  • Active Secret Clearance
  • demonstrated leadership and teamwork capability, interpersonal communication skills and activities.

What the JD emphasized

  • SAP
  • Secret clearance
  • US Citizenship
  • Embedded Software