Staff Software Engineer – Secret Clearance, Embedded RTOS

Northrop Grumman; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 144,900 - 217,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Discretionary bonus

PTO and holidays

Savings plan

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Aeronautics Systems team in Oklahoma City, OK. You will help advance strategic operating units through sustainment and modernization programs and contribute across the software life cycle.

In this role you’ll work with C, C++, Python, and other languages, apply safety-critical embedded RT software practices, and collaborate in Agile teams with DevOps tooling and rigorous change control processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master/PhD in STEM with extensive software engineering experience.
• Familiar with Safety‑Critical Embedded Real‑Time Software.
• SDLC knowledge with Agile (Product Owner/Scrum Master) roles.
• Experience in C, C++, Python, and scripting for safety‑critical apps.
• Familiar with RTOS such as VxWorks, Integrity, RT Linux.
• Proficient with static/dynamic analysis tools and CI/CD.
• Active U.S. government Secret level clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Support development of Strategic Operating Units, sustaining and modernization programs.
• Contribute to software engineering initiatives across multiple programs (design, test, DevOps).
• Use diverse languages, technologies and industry best practices.
• Support all phases of the software life cycle for flight, mission, lab and tools software.

Skills

Safety-Critical Embedded RT Software

Agile / Scrum

C/C++

Python

CI/CD Tools

Software Change Control

RTOS (VxWorks/Integrity/RT Linux)

Code Analysis Tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Atlassian Jira

GitHub

GitLab

SonarQube

Coverity

Jenkins

DOORs

Rhapsody

Cameo

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU) is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Aeronautics Systems team in Oklahoma City, OK. You will help advance strategic operating units through sustainment and modernization programs and contribute across the software life cycle.

In this role you’ll work with C, C++, Python, and other languages, apply safety-critical embedded RT software practices, and collaborate in Agile teams with DevOps tooling and rigorous change control processes.