Principal Software Engineer – Secret Clearance

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

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.