Engineer Software​/Principal Engineer Software; Infrastructure

Overview

At Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector we are looking for a Software Engineer (or Principal Software Engineer) to support the Global Surveillance Division at our Melbourne, Florida office. This role is fully onsite with no remote or hybrid options.

• Deploy, automate, maintain, troubleshoot and improve systems and software infrastructure.
• Design and implement application builds, releases, deployments and configuration activities.
• Work with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototype, and architect complex solutions.
• Participate in the full life‑cycle of software development: requirements, modeling, design, development, unit, integration, system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
• Conduct quality reviews, triage and fix operational issues, and analyze large data sets.
• Communicate technical approaches and findings to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with equipment designers and hardware engineers in planning and development.
• Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.

• Full life‑cycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
• Apply extensive technical expertise and effectively communicate solutions.
• Provide innovative technical solutions to complex problems.
• In‑depth understanding and application of technical principles, theories, and concepts.
• Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications and systems.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research when needed.
• Integrate functionality with other software components.
• Generate, gather, and report software metrics.
• Follow program software best practices.
• Work independently and identify solutions to complex problems.

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with at least 2 years of software engineering experience, or Master’s degree with 0 years.
• For Principal Software Engineer: bachelor’s degree in STEM with at least 5 years of experience, or Master’s with 3 years.
• Experience with aviation or safety‑critical systems.
• Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
• Experience developing software in Linux and Windows environments.
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain and maintain final adjudicated Secret clearance.

• Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Master’s degree in STEM with at least 5 years of experience.
• Experience in SELinux, Red Hat Linux configuration, Red Hat System Administration.
• Proficiency with Git, Git Lab, agile development tools, and version control.
• Full software development life‑cycle experience.
• Experience with Ansible automation, IP stack, network configuration, containerization and orchestration.
• Experience building/managing RPMs from source, multithreaded application development.
• Familiarity with Agile, Rhapsody/Cameo UML modeling.
• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification (Security+).
• Holder of a special program access.
• Effective communication within multi‑disciplinary teams.

Primary salary range: $77,200.00 - $. Secondary salary range: $95,300.00 - $. The company may offer overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long‑term incentives for higher positions. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and PTO.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.