Principal Engineer Software - Embedded and Real Time (Oklahoma & Florida)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 93,300 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life & disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

0080 CORP-Corporate Office is looking for a Principal Software Engineer – Embedded and Real‑Time in Oklahoma or Florida. This role involves designing, developing, and maintaining safety-critical embedded mission-system applications on Agile Scrum teams.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field, several years of relevant experience in software development, and necessary clearances. A competitive salary of $93,300.00 – $147,600.00, plus benefits, is offered.

Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience, or 3 years with a Master’s, or 1 year with a PhD.
• Experience developing safety-critical software in C, C++, or Python.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain special program access.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, modify and maintain embedded mission-system applications.
• Participate in the full life-cycle of software development.
• Work on Agile Scrum teams to produce software for multiple baselines.

Skills

C

C++

Python

Agile development

Object-oriented architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline

Tools

Rhapsody

Cameo

Coverity

SonarQube

GitHub

Jenkins

Job description

Principal Software Engineer – Embedded and Real‑Time

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal Software Engineer – Embedded and Real‑Time to work onsite in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma or Melbourne, Florida.

Relocation & Clearance

Relocation assistance may be available. A Secret clearance is required upon start, with travel of up to 25% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, modify and maintain embedded mission‑system applications.
• Participate in the full life‑cycle of software development: requirements, modeling, design, implementation, unit/C‑SCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation and maintenance.
• Architect and develop software on real‑time operating systems such as VxWorks, Integrity and Real‑Time Embedded Linux.
• Work on Agile Scrum teams to produce software for multiple baselines.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5years of related experience, or Master’s with 3years, or PhD with 1year.
• Experience developing safety‑critical software in C, object‑oriented C++ and/or Python.
• Knowledge of modeling tools (Rhapsody, Cameo) and real‑time OS platforms.
• Experience with static/dynamic analysis (Coverity, Fortify, SonarQube) and CI/CD tools (Atlassian suite, GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins).
• Active DoD Secret clearance (or Top Secret where required) with ability to obtain special program access (PAR).

Preferred Qualifications

• Deep understanding of C/C++ templates, memory, compiler/linker behavior.
• Experience collaborating with systems, hardware designers and integration/test engineers.
• Leadership, teamwork, strong interpersonal communication.
• Agile development, object‑oriented architecture, and hardware‑software integration.
• Prior work with DOORS, software requirements, simulation, and scripting (Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, Bash).
• Additional static/dynamic analysis and fuzzing experience with Coverity, Fortify, SonarQube.

Compensation & Benefits

Annual base salary range: $93,300.00 – $147,600.00. Additional compensation may include overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives for certain senior positions. Benefits include health insurance, life & disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off.

EEO & Citizenship

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Decisions are made 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. U.S. citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance. For full EEO & pay transparency statement, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.