Principal​/Senior Principal Engineer Embedded Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

As a Principal Embedded Software Engineer/Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise‑wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model‑based Engineering, Dev Sec Ops  and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation.

The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team‑oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

Northrop Grumman is looking to add to our talented team of Embedded Software Engineers. Our engineers are self‑starters who are part of a team of software professionals developing world‑class software to meet our customer’s high expectations. The Embedded Software Engineer 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.

The individual shall 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 Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, and Survivability division. This includes interfacing with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel. The ideal individual will have experience including the full software development life cycle, which includes requirements, design, coding, testing, and integration.

This position will be full‑time, on‑site at our Charlottesville, VA location. The position can be filled at the Principal Embedded Software or Senior Principal Embedded Software level based on requirements below.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any related STEM degree with a minimum of 5+ years of relevant engineering experience; or 3+ years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering; or 1+ year with PhD.
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming in C/C++. Familiarity with Java a plus.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc.)
• Experience Developing Embedded Software running Linux or (VxWorks) Real Time Operating Systems
• Familiarity with Software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
• Familiarity in CI/CD Pipeline development (Dev Ops)
• Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall Methodology and/or Agile
• Familiarity with various version control systems (Git, Gitlabs, Github, Bitbucket, Clear Case etc) and Agile software planning tools (Rally, Jira, etc)
• Familiarity with Modeling Tools ie: CAMEO, Rational
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain a minimum of a Secret Clearance with additional customer specified clearance prior to start.
• Occasional travel required to support program and customer needs

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any related STEM degree with a minimum of 8+ years of engineering experience; or 6+ years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering; or 4+ years with PhD.
• Experience with Object Oriented Programming in C/C++. Familiarity with Java a plus.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc.)
• Experience Developing Embedded Software running Linux or (VxWorks) Real Time Operating Systems
• Familiarity with Software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
• Familiarity in CI/CD Pipeline development (Dev Ops)
• Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall Methodology and/or Agile
• Familiarity with various version control systems (Git, Gitlabs, Github,…