Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software

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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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible.

With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.

The selected candidate will lead a team of GN&C Software Test Engineers in the planning, execution, tracking, and technical problem solving of Software Test activities to include test procedure development, automated test framework development, software/hardware integration and formal requirements verification as part of a larger AVE GN&C Software Development group. The candidate’s role will be as a GN&C Software Engineer and Work Package Lead (WPL).

This is a position that needs both technical understanding as well as program management skills--a deep understanding of software engineering life cycle as it relates to embedded systems as well as Earned Value Management (EVM) techniques are required.

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

• Sr Principal Software Engineer - AVE GN&C Software
• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of experience
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company to meet its business need
• 5 Yrs of experience with Agile, Git, Git Lab, or Bitbucket and working in cross-functional Scrum team
• 5 Yrs of experience leading Software…