Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Principal Engineer Software - Embedded Development (Multiple Locations)
United States-California-San Diego
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$93K/yr - $171K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company that offers innovative solutions. They are seeking a Principal Software Engineer to work on software supporting various systems throughout the development lifecycle, requiring strong leadership and collaboration with multiple teams.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, development, maintenance, and execution of automated software tests for qualification of embedded software products
Experienced in working in a lab environment on an Agile project
Knowledge of, and experience working in, all phases for the Software Development Lifecycle
Analyze requirements allocated to computer software configuration items (CSCI)
Develop detailed, clear, and concise technical documentation
Candidate will work with software developers and other engineers, as needed, to help diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events
Submit detailed problem reports for errors found
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience OR a PhD degree in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience
Experience with safety-critical embedded real time software
Experience with UAV route planning, routing algorithms or other geometrically based algorithms
Experience with developing software and scripts in C/C++, and Python
Experience with software development methodologies and frameworks such as waterfall and / or Agile for all phases of the software development life cycle
Experience with software change control, change management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, AND/OR Jenkins
Experience with software architecture, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and testing safety-critical embedded real time software written in C/C++ running on real-time operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux
Familiarity with static code analysis tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, and Fortify
Familiarity with using MATLAB
Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Preferred
Current Special Program Access
Previous experience with existing system
Differentiating characteristics include demonstrated leadership, excellent teamwork, and excellent oral and written communication
Recent experience and proficiency with multi-threaded programming in C/C++ for real time systems
Experience with SOAP and Java services
Recent experience and proficiency with scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, AND/OR Bash
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase