Senior Staff Embedded Software Engineer – Real‑Time, Multicore

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Savings plan

Holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Northridge, CA, is seeking a Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Level 6) to join a multi‑discipline team supporting the SiAW program and secure missile weapon systems.

This on‑site role requires a Secret clearance, full‑time commitment, and collaboration across hardware, firmware, and software teams to architect, implement, test, and maintain real-time embedded software on multicore SoCs, with opportunities for growth and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 14+ years in STEM, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in system architecture across hardware, software, and partitioning.
• Strong background in DSP.
• Real-time, multicore SoC software development experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate requirements into embedded‑device software.
• Develop real-time, multicore platform software.
• Participate in agile SDLC.
• Verify software against targets.
• Collaborate with hardware and firmware teams.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers.
• Produce architectural artifacts and traceability.

Skills

C++ expert

DSP expertise

Multicore RTOS

Java / Python / C#

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical field

Master’s or PhD with experience

Tools

Git

VxWorks

SPI/UART/1553/ARINC

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Northridge, CA, is seeking a Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Level 6) to join a multi‑discipline team supporting the SiAW program and secure missile weapon systems.

This on‑site role requires a Secret clearance, full‑time commitment, and collaboration across hardware, firmware, and software teams to architect, implement, test, and maintain real-time embedded software on multicore SoCs, with opportunities for growth and competitive compensation.