Principal Engineer Software - Support Equipment Software

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 98,400 - 147,600; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, Florida is seeking a Principal Engineer Software to join our software team. The role involves designing, testing, and improving complex systems in an agile environment, with collaboration across internal partners and travel up to 10%.

Candidates must hold a STEM degree with relevant experience, be a US citizen and able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance. Relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years software engineering experience.
• US citizen with ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance; interim clearance allowed.
• C/C++ or other OOP languages development experience.
• Scripting in Bash or Python.
• Linux or Windows software development experience.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with Agile development.
• Experience with configuration management tools and processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve systems and software.
• Work in an agile development process and gather requirements.
• Architect complex solutions and support testing and release.
• Lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions.
• Develop and share technical documentation and presentations.
• Full lifecycle design, implementation and unit testing.

Skills

C/C++

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Linux/Windows

Debugging

Communication

Agile development

Configuration management

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Git

GitLab

CI/CD

Atlassian tools

Job description

Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS), Global Surveillance division is looking for a Principal Engineer Software to join our software team. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Secret. Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

Design, test, maintain, troubleshoot, and improve systems and software. Work in an agile development process, collaborate with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototype, and architect complex solutions, support building and test plan execution, perform quality reviews, triage and fix operational issues. Understand the full software development life cycle—including requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.

Essential Functions

• Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end‑to‑end system architectures
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Occasional travel may be required
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components
• Ability to lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems
• Support software working groups with the customer
• Develop and share technical documentation and presentations

Basic Qualifications

• (Principal Engineer Software) Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience in software engineering.
• US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance and any program accesses needed. Interim clearance is required to start.
• Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
• Development experience with a scripting language (e.g., Bash, Python).
• Experience developing software in a Linux or Windows environment.
• Experience with debugging software in both the desktop and target environments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Agile software development.
• Experience with configuration management using industry standard tools and processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the Atlassian/GitLab tool suite, plugins, Git.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Atlassian/GitLab tools.
• Active certification at DOD 8570 IAT Level II (e.g., Security+) or greater.
• Experience interfacing or presenting to customers.

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 – $147,600.00. 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.

Benefits

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and share in company results. Northrop Grumman provides health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and 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, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.