Embedded Software Engineer (L3/L4) – Secret Clearance

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer at Level 3 or 4 to design, develop, and test software for end-user applications. You will support embedded real-time systems and collaborate with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and IT teams in an Agile setup.

Responsibilities include Troubleshooting, debugging, and optimizing firmware and software for complex real-time apps, with a focus on maintainability and scalable architectures. Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of software development experience
• Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of stated experience
• Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 1+ year of stated experience
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance required at the time of application
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming, executing in an embedded Linux or RTOS environment (i.e., VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RT-Linux, GH Integrity)
• Proficiency in Java programming, executing in an application environment
• Proficiency in Object Oriented programming
• Prior work experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications
• Prior work experience in developing and debugging embedded real-time systems

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
• Analyse system capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods, and control strategies
• Selected candidate will work in a fast‑paced lab environment with rapid development

Skills

C/C++ programming

Java programming

Embedded real-time systems

Object Oriented programming

Security clearance (Secret)

Embedded Linux/RTOS

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years

Master's degree in STEM with 3+ years

Ph.D. in STEM with 1+ year

Tools

VxWorks

FreeRTOS

RT-Linux

GH Integrity

Xilinx tools (Vitis, Vivado, Petalinux)

Linux kernel driver development

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer at Level 3 or 4 to design, develop, and test software for end-user applications. You will support embedded real-time systems and collaborate with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and IT teams in an Agile setup.

Responsibilities include Troubleshooting, debugging, and optimizing firmware and software for complex real-time apps, with a focus on maintainability and scalable architectures. Some travel may be required.