Senior Embedded Software Engineer — Flight Systems (TS Clearance)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a highly motivated software engineer for the Flight Systems Futures unit within Strategic Deterrent Systems. Based in Roy, Utah, the role focuses on design, development, and demonstration of next-generation hypersonic re-entry vehicles and payloads.

The position entails requirements generation, interface management, verification planning, and mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years of software experience with a BS; six years with an MS; four years with a PhD.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with software functional requirements, ICDs, and verification planning.
• Proficiency with IBM DOORS or CAMEO for requirements management.
• Knowledge of CMMI, DO178C, and MISRA-C processes.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop testing and lab demonstrations.

Responsibilities

• Define and generate software functional requirements, ICDs, and verification test plans to support high-integrity code development.
• Collaborate with subsystem leads to capture cross-domain interfaces and ensure system integration consistency.
• Develop verification matrices and automated test procedures to validate software functions against system-level requirements and safety standards.
• Lead requirements traceability using IBM DOORS or CAMEO.
• Participate in design reviews and configuration management per CMMI, DO-178C, and MISRA-C guidelines.
• Coordinate lab-based demonstrations and HWIL testing to verify software-hardware integration.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in requirements engineering and verification planning.

Skills

Requirements generation

Interface management

Verification planning

Lab coordination

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s in Science

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

IBM DOORS

CAMEO

SysML

Rhapsody

MISRA-C

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a highly motivated software engineer for the Flight Systems Futures unit within Strategic Deterrent Systems. Based in Roy, Utah, the role focuses on design, development, and demonstration of next-generation hypersonic re-entry vehicles and payloads.

The position entails requirements generation, interface management, verification planning, and mentoring junior engineers in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.