Staff Software Engineer – Real-Time Embedded (Secret)

Northrop Grumman

Redondo Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 177,000 - 266,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Staff Software Engineer – Level 5 to join our team of highly qualified, diverse professionals within the Western Region Software Engineering Directorate. This position is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA and will design, develop, document, integrate, test, and debug software solutions for end-user customers, with a focus on embedded and real-time systems.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including Systems Engineering, Digital

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 12+ years of software development experience; Master’s with 10+; Ph.D. with 8+.
Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance required at the time of application.
Strong proficiency in C and C++ development.
Extensive experience with VxWorks Real-Time Operating System.
Experience with GPUs/CUDA including development, optimization, or troubleshooting.

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—including Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test—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.