Northrop Grumman · 1 hour ago
Principal Engineer Software - Payloads & Tasking Applications (San Diego CA) - R10221815
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$114K/yr - $171K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company that seeks a Principal Software Engineer for Payloads and Tasking Applications to join their team in San Diego, CA. The role involves collaborating in a team environment to develop software solutions in an Agile setting, focusing on enterprise solutions and the software development lifecycle.
AerospaceBig DataManufacturingData IntegrationRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Collaborate and work in a team environment with Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment
Participate in the software development cycle including prototype and graphic user interface design, implementation and delivery of build/test/release
Work with object-oriented programming, design patterns, JMS, Web Services, XML and related technologies (i.e., XPath, XSLT, XSD)
Develop enterprise solutions for Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) in a SOA environment
Work in a process-oriented software development environment across the software lifecycle
Collaborate with team members on a regular basis
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 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 in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience
Experience using agile development, including participating as Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and/or team member in an Agile development environment
Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Experience with Agile software development, object-oriented architecture and programming, software integration and testing
Experience and proficiency utilizing Java, Experience with Java microservices, Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications
Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: Python, Go, C++, C#, PowerShell, VBScript, Bash, or KornShell
Experience with Cloud technologies and service providers
Active in-Scope, DoD Top Secret SCI Security 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 applicable SAP access
An advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or other STEM discipline
Advanced technical management degree
Advanced experience with at least one of the following databases: Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch
Advanced experience with at least one of the following container management tools: Kubernetes, Amazon ECS, Docker Swarm, Nomad, Redhat OpenShift
Experience with application and container security
Experience with Machine Learning Model development
Experience with threading, intermediate object-oriented programming, design patterns, Data Distribution Service (DDS) messaging, web technologies, Unified Modeling Language (UML), database essentials and SQL/NoSQL
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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