Staff Embedded Software Engineer — Lead Next‑Gen Sensor & Cyber

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Xetron unit in Cincinnati is seeking a cleared Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead development of sensor, communication, and cyber systems onsite. The role requires strong C/C++ skills, embedded experience, and DoD clearance eligibility. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

The position emphasizes technical leadership, lifecycle development, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in science, engineering, or related field with 12 Years of experience; or 10 years with a Masters; or 7 years with a PhD.
• Technical leadership experience of small teams of 3+ engineers.
• Experience with C, C++, and embedded assembly languages (ARM, PIC, AVR).
• Experience with embedded systems development environments (Xilinx SDK, TI Code Composer Studio, IAR Embedded Workbench, GCC).
• Experience with embedded systems debugging and system analysis tools (JTAG emulators, remote GDB servers, USB or benchtop logic analyzers).
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch).
• Experience with full lifecycle of development from requirements through design, implementation, integration, test and product release.
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket) and Agile tools (Jira, Rally).
• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance; sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of sensor, communication, and cyber systems onsite in Cincinnati, OH.
• Provide technical leadership to small teams of engineers.
• Oversee requirements to design, implementation, integration, testing and release of embedded software.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded assembly

ARM PIC AVR

GCC

Python

Scripting

Requirements lifecycle

Version control

Education

BS in science/engineering

MS or PhD in related field

Tools

Xilinx SDK

TI Code Composer Studio

IAR Embedded Workbench

GCC tools

JTAG emulators

remote GDB servers

Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket

Jira/Rally

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Xetron unit in Cincinnati is seeking a cleared Staff Embedded Software Engineer to lead development of sensor, communication, and cyber systems onsite. The role requires strong C/C++ skills, embedded experience, and DoD clearance eligibility. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

The position emphasizes technical leadership, lifecycle development, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment. U.S. citizenship is required.