Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Level 4 (AHT)
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Software Engineer – Level 4 to join our team of highly qualified, diverse professionals within the Western Region Software Engineering Directorate. This position is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA. The job responsibilities of the Sr. Principal Software Engineer – Level 4 include, but are not limited to, the following: Design, develop, document, integrate, test, and debug software solutions for end-user customers. Support the architecture, development, and lifecycle management of embedded and real-time systems. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test—within an Agile development environment. Analyze system capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods, and control strategies. Work in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development cycles. Please be aware that this position will be contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining customer and/or business funding prior to start date.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of software development experience; Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of software development experience; Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 4+ years of software development experience.
- Must be able and willing to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
- Strong proficiency in C and C++ development.
- Extensive experience with VxWorks Real-Time Operating System.
- Prior hands-on experience working with Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and/or CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture), including developing, optimizing, or troubleshooting GPU-accelerated applications.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience supporting Directed Energy programs
- Image processing experience
- Linux/Red Hawk Linux experience
- Experience with low-level development
- Experience with Curtis-Wright VPX processors
- Experience with Acromag AcroPack interface VPX cards
- Prior experience with MATLAB
- Experience with adaptive optics processing
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, document, integrate, test, and debug software solutions for end-user customers.
- Support the architecture, development, and lifecycle management of embedded and real-time systems.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test—within an Agile development environment.
- Analyze system capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods, and control strategies.
- Work in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development cycles.
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)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
