Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Software

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Life and Disability Insurance

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is seeking a Principal / Senior Principal Software Engineer in McClellan, CA. The role involves synthesizing software requirements, supporting development of test plans, and executing qualification testing.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM field with relevant experience, strong skills in Agile development, and proficiency in languages like C/C++, Python, and Java. Benefits include a health plan, savings plan, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor's Degree or 3 years with a Master's.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with the full software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize software requirements into test objectives.
• Support development of software requirement plans and reports.
• Execute software qualification and acceptance testing.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Java

Docker

Agile development

Git

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools (Bitbucket, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence)

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline

Master’s Degree

Ph.D.

Job description

Position Overview

Principal / Senior Principal Software Engineer – McClellan, CA

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Travel: Yes (10% of the time).
• Security clearance required at start: No. Clearance type: Interim Top Secret.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize software requirements into verification requirements, software test objectives, success criteria, and required resources for software and system level tests and demonstrations.
• Support development of software requirements and detailed integration software test plans, procedures, test readiness reviews (TRRs), test data, and test reports.
• Execute software qualification and acceptance testing per established requirements, plans, and procedures.
• Participate in internal and customer software test planning working groups.
• Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment specific to software.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software development engineers, and other stakeholders involved in the testing process.
• Review software test plans, procedures, and reports; witness testing as the Cognizant Engineer.
• Participate in technical exchange meetings, interface with customers (internal or external), and contribute to a broad range of program deliverables.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related experience, orMaster’s Degree and 3 years of related experience, orPh.D. and 1 year of related experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen; must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SAP approval.
• Experience with the full software lifecycle (specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and maintenance).
• Experience leading Software Engineering teams, planning and executing technical scope, and supporting leadership planning.
• Experience with Agile development, Git (GitLab or Bitbucket), and cross‑functional Scrum teams.
• Proficiency in languages such as C/C++, Python, Java, and Docker.

Preferred Qualifications

• Deliverables Management experience.
• Experience with Software Testing Process and Software Test Planning.
• Hands‑on design, deployment, and dynamic management of containerized systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s, k3s) and cloud‑native OS environments.
• Experience with modern software factories and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with Atlassian and CI/CD tools (Bitbucket, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence).
• Advanced scripting in Python, Linux Bash, and related languages.
• Linux/UNIX experience in production environments.
• Practical experience working in Agile and DevOps teams.

Benefits

• Health Plan.
• Savings Plan.
• Paid Time Off and additional benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development.
• 9/80 Work Schedule (where available).
• Other benefits such as life and disability insurance, company‑paid holidays, and additional PTO.

EEO and Citizenship

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.