Principal / Senior Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Software

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

1d•$98,400 - $184,200•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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Principal / Senior Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Software to join the team of qualified individuals on our Test and Evaluation organization. This role is located onsite in Melbourne, FL. This role may be filled at the Principal OR Senior Principal level based on the qualifications listed, below In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development, deployment, and enhancement of advanced software solutions, specifically focused on laboratory test bench virtualization for flight control, communication, and mission system functionalities. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a commitment to driving innovative improvements.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience (for Principal)
Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience, OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience (for Senior Principal)
Must have an active US Government Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Willingness and ability to obtain a RedHat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification
Experience using Git or similar version control systems
Experience working across Windows and/or Linux environments (e.g., RHEL, Debian, Ubtuntu, or similar distributions)

Nice To Haves

Experience with systemd, (e.g., use of systemctl, journalctl)
Experience with hypervisors (e.g. VMWare ESXi, Xen, kvm, Hyper-V), virtualization, and creating virtual machines
A RedHat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) certification
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing approaches.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team and to communicate effectively with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience with setting up and configuring a firewall and reverse proxy software PFSense or OPNSense and HAProxy or nginx
Experience working with OS automation tools
Experience with implementing and tailoring the implementation of DOD STIGs
Active Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Assist in the development of the virtual lab topology (compute, storage, networking) using industry standard hypervisors and container orchestration.
Develop automation scripts (IaC) for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of lab resources.
Build or integrate device emulation layers that expose virtual instruments to end users via standard protocols.
Implement audit logging to meet security and compliance requirements.
Create CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery of lab images, updates, and patches.
Produce comprehensive documentation (design diagrams, SOPs, user guides) and train lab administrators.
Work closely with domain experts to translate experimental procedures into reproducible virtual workflows.