Principal Engineer Software

Northrop Grumman•San Diego, CA

16d•$114,000 - $171,000•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Engineer Software to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization. This position is located on site in San Diego, California. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required. In this role you will design, develop, integrate and test software (SW) for our end-user customers and businesses. You will be responsible for the design, architecture, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile SW development environment. You will analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
Experience with the full SW Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Experience with Agile SW development, embedded system programming, SW integration and testing.
Experience with the following programming and scripting languages: C, C++, and Python.
Experience with two of the following tools: Jira, GitLab, Docker, Fortify, Coverity, or Black Duck.
Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Top Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Nice To Haves

Experience with developing multi-threaded SW used for one of the following real-time applications: flight critical SW, Safety critical SW, medical SW, or mission critical SW.
Recent experience and proficiency in software architecture, design, implementation, integration, and debugging C++ SW running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
Recent experience and proficiency in software architecture, design, implementation, integration, Docker Containers, RHEL 8.10 or later.
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) access.
Ability to identify moderate execution defects by only reading code.
Understanding of how their embedded SW component will fit into a larger SW system / architecture.
Able to document, capture, and present software architectural components in modeling or diagramming tools.
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) access.

Responsibilities

Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels
Participate in the full SW development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of SW products to our customers
Operate in an embedded technology development environment working with real time operating systems for use in flight and mission critical systems
Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop SW products for multiple SW baselines

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
overtime
shift differential
discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses
Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)