Sr. Staff Software Engineer - Secret Clearance

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 193,000 - 289,000; Full time

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer – Level 6 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This on-site role requires an active Secret clearance and deep expertise in C/C++, VxWorks, and GPU-accelerated computing.

The position emphasizes design, development, and integration across embedded and real-time systems within an Agile environment, with collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 14+ years of software development experience.
• Master’s degree in STEM with 12+ years of software development experience.
• Ph.D. in STEM with 10+ years of software development experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application.
• Strong proficiency in C and C++ development.
• Extensive experience with VxWorks Real-Time Operating System.
• Experience with GPUs and CUDA for GPU-accelerated applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, integrate, test, and debug software solutions for end-user customers.
• Support the architecture, development, and lifecycle management of embedded and real-time systems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within an Agile development environment.
• Analyze system capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods, and control strategies.
• Work in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development cycles.

Skills

C/C++ development

VxWorks RTOS

GPU CUDA programming

Embedded systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Sr. Staff Software Engineer – Level 6 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. This on-site role requires an active Secret clearance and deep expertise in C/C++, VxWorks, and GPU-accelerated computing.

The position emphasizes design, development, and integration across embedded and real-time systems within an Agile environment, with collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines.