Principal Software Engineer - Aviation Systems (Onsite)

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 79,200 - 142,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector seeks a Software Engineer (or Principal Software Engineer) to support the Global Surveillance Division at our Melbourne, Florida office. This role is fully onsite with no remote or hybrid options.

You will perform full life‑cycle development, design, test, and maintenance of software, using C/C++ or other OOP languages, across Linux and Windows environments, and collaborate with hardware teams and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with at least 2 years of software engineering experience, or Master’s with 0 years.
• For Principal Software Engineer: bachelor’s degree in STEM with at least 5 years of experience, or Master’s with 3 years.
• Experience with aviation or safety‑critical systems.
• Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
• Experience developing software in Linux and Windows environments.
• U.S. citizen with ability to obtain and maintain final adjudicated Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Full life‑cycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software.
• Apply extensive technical expertise and effectively communicate solutions.
• Provide innovative technical solutions to complex problems.
• Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications and systems.
• Work independently and identify solutions to complex problems.

Skills

C/C++

Linux

Windows

Git

Agile

Security+

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

GitLab

Ansible

RPMs

Rhapsody/Cameo UML

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector seeks a Software Engineer (or Principal Software Engineer) to support the Global Surveillance Division at our Melbourne, Florida office. This role is fully onsite with no remote or hybrid options.

You will perform full life‑cycle development, design, test, and maintenance of software, using C/C++ or other OOP languages, across Linux and Windows environments, and collaborate with hardware teams and stakeholders to deliver high‑quality solutions.