Staff Embedded Software Engineer - Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 169,000 - 254,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer in Baltimore, MD to join our Software Technologies Organization. You will work on radar mode development using Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices within our national defense portfolio.

The role emphasizes collaboration, automation, and continuous learning, with a focus on delivering reliable software across the lifecycle and maintaining a Secret clearance throughout employment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related STEM field.
• US Citizenship required.
• Secret clearance required to start and maintain.
• 10 years’ experience in C/C++.
• 10 years’ experience with real-time embedded software.
• 10 years’ experience with full software lifecycle: spec, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, develop, and modify existing software using modern development techniques.
• Identify risks, mitigate, track defects, report status.
• Design, construct, and execute unit tests; build verification test plans.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams to test software on simulators and hardware.
• Identify and assess new technologies prior to implementation.
• Engage in engineering reviews to ensure end-to-end system requirements.

Skills

C/C++

Real-time embedded software

Software lifecycle

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related STEM Degree

Tools

VxWorks

Visual Studio

Matlab

Coverity

SonarQube

Klocwork

Kubernetes

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Staff Embedded Software Engineer in Baltimore, MD to join our Software Technologies Organization. You will work on radar mode development using Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices within our national defense portfolio.

The role emphasizes collaboration, automation, and continuous learning, with a focus on delivering reliable software across the lifecycle and maintaining a Secret clearance throughout employment.