Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer with the desire to learn new technologies to join our Engineering and Sciences Organization to help develop, enhance and maintain software on cutting edge products and systems. Candidates will work on software systems for mission systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle, primarily in C/C++. 

We are looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer based out of Linthicum, Maryland.

Summary of Role:

As a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer within the Engineering and Sciences Organization you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Using Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning and a culture of automation.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Designs, develops, operates and maintains software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements.

• Applies appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products such as sensor systems, aircraft flight control and display systems, mechanical and electrical systems.

• Interfaces with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel.

This position is in the Airborne Multifunction Sensors, Engineering and Sciences Organization supporting Emerging Capabilities Development.

Emerging Capabilities Development drives the maturation and development of forward-leaning solutions and products, transition of advanced capabilities and acceleration of technological business relationships. Our team provides technical skills, technologies, and processes to affordably develop, design, produce and sustain architectures across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to our customers.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer:

Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of experience, Master’s degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.S Citizenship is required.

• Active DoD Secret Clearance.

• Proficiency working in C/C++

• Proficiency in working with real time embedded software

• Experience in Signal Processing

• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, imp