Sr Staff Engineer Embedded Software-T6 (AHT)

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

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems

has an opening for a Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Level 6) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Northridge, CA supporting our Advanced Weapons Business Unit.

As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation’s warfighters. The ideal candidate will be supporting our SiAW program for defining and architecting a secure missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers.

This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicants must have a current US Government Secret security clearance.

Roles and responsibilities

• Translate system requirements into robust embedded‑device software solutions.
• Design, develop, code, test, and debug system‑level software for real‑time, multicore platforms.
• Participate actively in every phase of the agile software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Verify and validate software requirements against implementation and performance targets.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and algorithm teams to ensure seamless system integration.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and mentor junior engineers.
• Produce and maintain architectural artifacts (block diagrams, interface control documents, traceability matrices, and trade studies).

Basic qualifications for a Sr Staff Embedded Software Engineer level (T06):

• Bachelor’s Degree with 14 years of experience, OR Master’s degree with 12 years, OR Ph.D. with 10 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Proven experience in system architecture, including hardware, programmable‑logic, and software and system level partitioning.
• Strong background in digital signal processing (DSP).
• Expert‑level proficiency in C++ and fluency in at least one additional language/technology (Java, Python, C#).
• Proficiency in communication protocols such as SPI, UART, 1553, ARINC, and UAI
• Full‑cycle software development experience: specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and maintenance.
• Real‑time software development on multicore System‑on‑Chip (SoC) platforms, including Board Support Package and device driver development.
• Demonstrated ability to define and evolve software architectures.
• Active Government Issued Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency with version‑control systems, especially Git.
• Hands‑on experience designing embedded systems that run pre‑emptive, multitasking RTOSes.
• Expertise in optimizing embedded C++ and familiarity with tools such as VxWorks.
• Direct experience integrating and testing hardware components.
• Experience collaborating directly with electrical engineers to verify hardware interfaces, trace signals with oscilloscopes, and debug board-level issues
• Strong troubleshooting skills for complex, integrated applications and test‑setup issues.
• Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, SonarQube).
• Proficiency in writing system requirements and making key tradeoffs in code efficiency, memory, and cost

Primary Level Salary Range: $192,800.00 - $289,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.