Northrop Grumman · 3 hours ago
Sentinel Principal Embedded Software Engineer 17488 - R10218784
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Principal Embedded Software Engineer to support the Sentinel Program. The role involves designing and developing embedded software applications and collaborating with hardware engineers to ensure the functionality and compliance of mission-critical systems.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Design, develop, document, test, and debug software/system applications
Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of embedded systems for safety and mission critical software
Must be able to work and collaborate with a team of software engineers in an Agile environment to meet critical milestones
Ensure program mandated software standards and compliance criteria are met
Understand and can develop in a continuous integration tool chain environment meeting technical and compliance requirements
Qualification
Required
5 Years with Bachelors in a STEM discipline; 03 Years with Masters and 01 Years with PhD
Must be a US citizen and have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
2+ year experience in developing software in C/C++/C#, Python, Java, or similar programming language
2+ year experience in object-oriented programming and design patterns, hardware/software communication interfaces, real-time and post processing data analytics
2+ years of full life cycle of software development and Agile software development
Experience developing / maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Experience with the Atlassian Tool Suite
Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering using Cameo
Preferred
Experience developing real time software for weapon systems
Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans
Familiarity with secure coding standard best practices, static and dynamic scanning tools, i.e., SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity, PCLint, etc
Programming and scripting experience in a UNIX environment (C++, Perl, Python, Bash, Ruby, Shell, Scripts)
Programming and scripting experience in a Windows environment
Experience with developing and maintaining software using CI/CD pipelines
Experience with source code configuration management tools (i.e git)
Experience using automation to regression test software products
Experience with GreenHills or VxWorks
Previous Special Access clearance
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
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
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