Staff Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Work-life balance with 9/80 schedule

Education assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Software Engineer responsible for synthesizing software requirements and executing qualification testing. This role demands a strong background in STEM and experience with software development languages such as C/C++, Python, and Agile methodologies.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $177,000 to $265,600, benefits including health insurance and education assistance, and requires the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• Experience leading Software Engineering teams and Agile methodologies.
• Experience in software development using C/C++, Python, Java.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize software requirements into verification requirements.
• Support development of software requirements and test plans.
• Execute software qualification and acceptance testing.
• Collaborate with systems engineers and stakeholders.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Java

Agile

Git

Docker

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree

PhD

Tools

Kubernetes

JIRA

Confluence

Bitbucket

Jenkins

Job 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 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 and moon landings. We look for people with bold 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. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible, and our employees are not only part of history—they are making history.

Staff Software Engineer (McClellan, CA)

What You’ll Do

• Synthesize software requirements into verification requirements, software test objectives, success criteria, and required resources for software and system‑level tests and demonstrations.
• Support the development of software requirements and detailed integration software test plans, procedures, test readiness reviews (TRRs), test data and test reports.
• Execute software qualification and acceptance testing per those requirements, plans and procedures.
• Participate in internal and customer software test planning working groups.
• Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment specific to software.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software development engineers and other stakeholders involved in the testing process.
• Review software test plans, procedures, and reports, witness testing as the Cognizant Engineer.
• Participate in technical exchange meetings, interfacing with customers (internal or external) and contributing to a broad range of program deliverables.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent experience: 12 years related experience, or Master’s Degree: 10 years, or PhD: 8 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time.
• Experience with the software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and maintenance.
• Experience leading Software Engineering teams, including team planning, execution, scope management, and leadership support.
• Experience with Agile, Git, GitLab, or Bitbucket and working in cross‑functional Scrum teams.
• Experience in software development using languages such as C/C++, Python, Java, and Docker.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Deliverables Management.
• Experience with Software Testing Process.
• Experience in Software Test Planning.
• Hands‑on design, deployment, and dynamic management of containerized systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes (K8s, k3s) and cloud‑native OS environments.
• Experience with modern software factories and DevOps/DevSecOps practices.
• Familiarity with Atlassian and CI/CD tools: Bitbucket, JIRA, Jenkins, Confluence.
• Advanced scripting in Python, Linux Bash, and related languages.
• Linux/UNIX experience in production environments.
• Practical experience working in Agile and DevOps teams.

Benefits & Compensation

Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 – $265,600.00. This range is a general guideline and may vary based on the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and market conditions.

Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company‑paid holidays, paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal business, education assistance, training and development, a 9/80 work schedule where available, and additional benefits. Eligible employees may also receive overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and in some cases long‑term incentives.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.