Staff Engineer Embedded Software- Security Clearance

Position: Staff Engineer Embedded Software-17568 with Security Clearance
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Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking Embedded Software Engineers for the Flight / Guidance Navigation & Control (GN&C) Software Team to develop systems software design & architecture. This position will be located in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, Alabama and will support the Sentinel Program. What You'll Get To Do:
Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs hard real-time embedded software containing logical and mathematical solutions. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of embedded systems for safety and mission critical software. Must be able to work and collaborate with a team of software engineers in an Agile environment to meet critical milestones.

Ensures program mandated software standards and compliance criteria are met. Understands and can develop in a continuous integration tool chain environment meeting technical and compliance requirements. Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives.

Assignments are often self-initiated. Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by formal review of superior. Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product. Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of relevant engineering experience, OR a Master's in STEM with 10 years of related engineering experience, OR a PhD in STEM with 8 years of related engineering experience
• Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years
• Experience in a formal technical lead position
• Experience with C++ and object-oriented design
• Experience with full life cycle of software development and Agile software development
• Experience with architecting and/or writing requirements and/or developing software applications for flight system

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience developing missile flight systems software

• Experience with developing software for hardware devices

• Experience with DO-178C compliance

• Experience with nuclear surety requirements (AFMAN 91-119)

• Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans

• Experience developing or debugging operating system software targeted for an embedded system
- Familiarity with Jira
- Master's degree in engineering or computer science from an accredited institution - Active DoD Top Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 5 years or ability to obtain #GNC
2026 Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $ The above salary range represents a…