Engineer Software/Principal Engineer Software - Embedded and Real Time

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 91,800 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks an Embedded & Real Time Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate and test software for end‑user customers. You will work on embedded RTOS for mission-critical systems, in a cross-functional Agile environment on-site in San Diego, Palmdale, or El Segundo.

The role requires strong C/C++, Python skills, SDLC experience, and the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret clearance. Collaboration with systems, hardware, and test engineers is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in STEM with required experience.
• Experience with the full SDLC.
• Experience with C, C++, and Python.
• Experience with Agile SW development and embedded systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Top Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced, collaborative team across levels.
• Participate in full SW development life cycle from requirements to delivery.
• Operate in embedded tech with real-time operating systems for flight, mission-critical apps.
• Work in Agile Scrum teams on multiple SW baselines.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded systems

Agile SW development

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Jira

Crucible

Bitbucket

Subversion

Bamboo

Jenkins

SonarQube

Fortify

Coverity

GitHub

GitLab

Job description

Relocation Assistance

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Clearance required for start: Yes.
• Clearance type: Top Secret.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Description

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 and 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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Embedded & Real Time Software Engineer / Principal Embedded & Real Time Software Engineer to join our team within the Software organization. This position will be supported on site in San Diego, CA, Palmdale, CA, or El Segundo, CA.

In this role, you will design, develop, integrate, and test software (SW) for end‑user customers and businesses. You will be responsible for 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 related to program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls.

Duties and 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 flight and mission‑critical systems.
• Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop SW products for multiple SW baselines.

Basic Qualifications

• Level 2: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and entry‑level related engineering experience.
• Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM 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 programming and scripting languages: C, C++, and Python.
• Experience with two of the following tools: Jira, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, Sonarqube, Fortify, or Coverity.
• Experience with Agile SW development, embedded system programming, SW integration and testing.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.
• Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers, and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex SW systems.
• 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). SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and within a reasonable period as determined by the company. Note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role, and candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current applicable SAP access.
• 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.
• Experience with developing multi-threaded SW used for flight critical, safety critical, medical, or mission critical applications.
• Familiarity with at least two of the data interfaces: 1553, 1394, 422, 429, Serial, CAN, discrete and analog I/O, Ethernet/IP, or Fibre Channel.
• Basic understanding of PowerPC or ARM assembly.
• Ability to read assembly and use CPU documentation to understand behaviors.
• Ability to identify moderate execution defects by reading code.
• Understanding of how embedded SW component fits into a larger SW system/architecture.
• Ability to document, capture, and present software architectural components in modeling or diagramming tools.
• Familiarity with OS partitions and isolation architectures.
• High level understanding of architectural requirements for airworthiness certifications.
• Recent experience and proficiency with SW change control, change management, static analysis, and CI/CD tools such as Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, and/or Jenkins within the last three years.
• Experience with static and dynamic code analysis.
• Strong understanding of the following:
  • Layered SW architectures (e.g., Application, System, Device).
  • SW hardware interfaces and where they exist in the architecture.
  • Event driven (interrupts), polling, and synchronous SW architectures.

Salary

• Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 – $137,600.00.
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 – $171,000.00.

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. 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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.