Northrop Grumman · 11 hours ago
Principal Engineer Software/Sr. Principal Engineer Software - R10221414
Melbourne, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$98K/yr - $148K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in revolutionary systems impacting lives globally. They are seeking a Principal Engineer Software to support the Global Surveillance Division, focusing on the full software lifecycle and advanced mission support for tactical applications.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure running smoothly
Design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment along with configuration activities
Working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the building and test plan execution
Performing quality reviews, and triaging and fixing operational issues
Assisting with the integration, troubleshooting and testing of implemented software changes
Develop, modify, and maintain customized or standardized applications using software engineering best practices and standards
Participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance
Apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems
Interact with Program Management, external suppliers, and/or government customers
Supporting the gathering and reporting software metrics
Follow program software best practices
Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5+ years of experience in software engineering (Principal Engineer Software)
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8+ years of experience in software engineering (Sr. Principal Engineer Software)
5+ years' (Principal) or 8+ years' (Sr.) experience in developing with C/C++ or other OOP languages
5+ years' (Principal) or 8+ years' (Sr.) experience within the software life cycle in a Linux (Red Hat (RHEL), Ubuntu or other distribution) or Windows environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills and Strong interpersonal skills
Must be a US citizen with ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level security clearance. Interim DoD secret required to start
Ability to obtain and maintain special program access
Preferred
8+ years' experience developing software, software tests within the Linux environment
Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence
Familiarity with the Agile software development process
Full software development life cycle experience
Experience with formal software test and Weapon System evaluations
A US citizen with a current in scope DoD secret or higher clearance
Currently the holder of a special program access
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
Recent News
2026-02-06
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