Engineer Software/Principal Engineer Software (Infrastructure)

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 77,200 - 142,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Melbourne, Florida is looking for a Software Engineer or Principal Software Engineer to join their Global Surveillance Division. The role entails deploying, automating, and maintaining software systems, requiring hands-on technical experience and a strong problem-solving attitude.

Applicants should possess a degree in a STEM discipline and relevant experience in software engineering, with a salary range of $77K to $143K based on skills and experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant STEM discipline required.
• 2+ years of software engineering experience for Software Engineer; 5+ for Principal.
• US citizenship required with clearance eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, automate, and maintain software infrastructure.
• Design and implement application builds and releases.
• Gather requirements and prototype complex solutions.

Skills

Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages

Experience with aviation or safety-critical systems

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experience developing software in a Linux and Windows environment

Comfort with agile development tools like Git

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)

Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline

Tools

GitLab

Ansible

Red Hat Linux

Job description

United States-Florida-Melbourne

May 12, 2026

$77K - $143K

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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, 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 Sector has an opening for a Software Engineer or a Principal Software Engineer to join our Global Surveillance Division supporting the team of qualified, diverse individuals. The location for this opportunity is Melbourne, Florida and will be primarily based within our office spaces to support the program and business needs. Operating on our 9/80 schedule means you will get every other Friday off. The position has NO remote or Hybrid work available.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure running smoothly. This role requires you to have hands‑on technical experience and a can‑do approach towards environmental automation and management along with continuous improvements. You will be a member of an agile development team. You will be responsible for the design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment along with configuration activities.

Your responsibilities will include working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the building and test plan execution, performing quality reviews, and triaging and fixing operational issues. The candidate will assist with the integration, troubleshooting and testing of implemented software changes. The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of ambiguous hard problems and drive them to a solution, while working in a team environment. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in‑depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The Software Engineer will develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications using software engineering best practices and standards, and participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.

Main Functions

• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
• Apply extensive technical expertise and have full knowledge of other related disciplines. Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with programs objectives.
• In depth understanding and wide application of technical principle, theories, and concepts in the field listed under the basic qualifications.
• Design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
• Conduct multidisciplinary research when needed and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems.
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components.
• Support the generating, gathering, and reporting software metrics.
• Follow program software best practices.
• Able to work independently and identify solutions to complex problems.
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often require coordination between organizations.

Essential Qualifications

• (Engineer Software) Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 0 or more years of experience in software engineering.
• (Principal Engineer Software) Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 3 or more years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience with aviation or safety‑critical systems.
• Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
• Experience developing software in a Linux and Windows environment.
• Must be a US citizen with the ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret Clearance, and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 5+ year’s of software development experience.
• Experience developing software within the SELinux environment.
• Comfort with agile development tools such as the GitLab tool suite, including proficiency with version control systems like Git.
• Full software development life cycle experience.
• Experience configuring RedHat Linux within a secure environment.
• Current DOD 8570 IAT Level II or greater certification (Security+).
• Experience with Red Hat System Administration.
• Experience with Ansible automation tools.
• Experience with IP stack and network configuration.
• Experience maintaining and upgrading RHEL systems.
• Experience working with containerization technologies.
• Experience working with container orchestration technologies.
• Experience building and managing RPMs from source.
• Experience with multithreaded desktop application development.
• Familiarity with the Agile software development process.
• Experience with Rhapsody and/or Cameo UML Modeling experience or similar tools.
• Currently the holder of a special program access.
• Proven capacity to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team and demonstrate effective communication skills in technical discussions.
• Proficient in creating and maintaining comprehensive software documentation throughout the development lifecycle.
• US citizen with a current in‑scope DoD secret or higher clearance.

Salary and Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $115,800.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

Application Process

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Equal Opportunity

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, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.