Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer (Secret Cleared)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join our Baltimore, MD team. You will develop software in C/C++ across the full lifecycle for mission systems, applying Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices to deliver critical national defense products.

The role requires real-time embedded experience, collaboration with cross‑functional teams, and the ability to test against simulators and production hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/engineering with 8+ years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, develop, and modify existing software, apply modern development techniques that take advantage of current technology.
• Identify risks, mitigate, track defects, develop resolutions, and report status.
• Design, construct, execute unit tests, build verification test plans, and track/test status.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary engineering teams to test software on simulators and production hardware.
• Identify and assess new technologies prior to implementation.
• Participate in system reviews to ensure end-to-end requirements are met.

Skills

C/C++

Real-time embedded software

Software lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related STEM Degree

Tools

VxWorks

Linux

Visual Studio

Matlab

Coverity

SonarQube

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join our Baltimore, MD team. You will develop software in C/C++ across the full lifecycle for mission systems, applying Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices to deliver critical national defense products.

The role requires real-time embedded experience, collaboration with cross‑functional teams, and the ability to test against simulators and production hardware.