Principal Engineer Software /Senior Principal Engineer Software

Northrop Grumman • Morrisville, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Space Systems Sector is looking for you to join our team as a Principal Software Engineer/Senior Principal Software Engineer based out of Morrisville, NC, located within North Carolina’s storied Research Triangle metropolitan region. At Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you will engineer the enduring icons of modern space exploration and global security, from manufacturing the vital Solid Rocket Boosters for NASA’s Artemis missions and the engineering behind the James Webb Space Telescope, to pioneering on-orbit logistics with our uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft and Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), alongside developing next-generation national defense constellations and strategic missile systems. We bring together aerospace, software, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers into a unified, mission-focused culture where breakthroughs safeguard global peace and expand our reach into the cosmos. Whether you write resilient code for autonomous defense systems, design structural components to endure cosmic extremes, or engineer classified satellite communication networks, your daily efforts protect nations and unlock universal mysteries. If you want a career where your technical discipline directly translates to homeland security, scientific discovery, and the protection of the ultimate frontier, your purpose aligns with our mission.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or other STEM related degree.
• For a Principal Engineer Software: 5 + years of software development experience; 3 years with a Master's; 1 Year with PhD.
• For a Senior Principal Engineer Software: 8 + years of software development experience; 6 years with a Master's; 4 years with a PhD.
• Demonstrated experience with/expertise in Agile software development using Java, Python and/or C++ software development in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux environment.
• Demonstrated experience with/expertise in Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) tools.
• Demonstrated experience with/expertise in Dockerization and Container Management (Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm).
• Demonstrated experience with/expertise in Systems Development in a Cloud environment (e.g., AWS environment and tools).
• Strong mathematics background.
• Knowledge of object oriented design and software lifecycles.
• Experience with version control software.
• Candidate must be eligible for a Top Secret/SCI security clearance to be considered.
• Candidate must be able to obtain a Counterintelligence Polygraph (CI-Poly).

Nice To Haves

• Active TS/SCI clearance (Employment will be contingent on obtaining and maintaining this clearance).
• Mission Management Algorithms experience.
• Experience working with the Proliferated Mission Management (PMM) framework.

Responsibilities

• Work on an agile development team using modern development practices.
• Perform mostly new development using Docker containers, Kubernetes, Helm charts and AWS services.
• Perform maintenance and sustainment engineering for existing baselines which may require programming in C++/C.
• Support a number of tools and systems.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Overtime may be eligible.
• Shift differential may be eligible.
• Discretionary bonus may be eligible.
• Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level