Senior Principal Engineer Software - Field Integration
Listed on 2026-07-18
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Software Development
Software Engineer, DevOps
Position Summary
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS), Global Surveillance division seeks a Principal Engineer Software for the software team located in Melbourne, Florida.
Relocation assistance may be available.
Clearance Required for Start: Yes
Clearance Type: Secret
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
- Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
- Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
- Lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems.
- Gather and report software metrics.
- Ensure software best practices.
- Develop software products from all phases of the software lifecycle.
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of experience in software engineering, OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of experience, OR 4 years of experience with a PhD.
- US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance and any required program accesses (interim clearance required to start).
- Demonstrated delivery of products in C/C++ or other OOP languages in Windows and Linux environments.
- Ability to travel 50% of the time.
- Strong IRAD or other experimentation contract experience.
- Experience with large Defense contractor programs and ability to work across program and IPT lines.
- Knowledge of supplier management and ability to drive results from sub-contractors.
- Experience with Integration and field installation in Software Integration Labs.
- Experience with Hardware in the Loop environments for simulation.
Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $.
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long‑term incentives. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business.
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