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Engineer Software - Embedded and Real Time (Melbourne Florida)

Northrop Grumman
FLME229, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 14 Aug 2025
💰 $115,800/yr($77,200/yr$115,800/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

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.

If you want to put your talent, experience, and passions to use and be part of something greater, you are in the right place.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer - Embedded and Real Time to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located onsite in Melbourne, Florida.

Join our team to work in an embedded technology environment to develop software working with real time operating systems for use in flight and mission critical systems.   We build complex aircraft systems using the latest technologies including simulation, cloud computing, DevSecOps, and cyber that can rapidly evolve to deliver enhanced capabilities for fielded systems, modernizing in partnership with our customers to meet their most complex missions. Bring your innovative ideas and ingenuity, to help us define possible and have some fun along the way.

Accomplish

In this role you will design, develop, integrate, modify and maintain customized or standardized embedded mission systems applications using software engineering best practices and standards, and 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.

Essential Functions:

  • Work in an innovative environment, on significantly diverse assignments, and in collaborative team settings across all levels
  • Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers
  • Architect and develop embedded mission systems software applications on a real time operating system
  • Be a part of Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines

Succeed

The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience
  • Knowledge with Agile Framework.
  • Knowledge developing software and scripts in C, Object Oriented C++, AND/OR Python for Safety/Mission Critical applications/Systems.
  • Knowledge with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), AND/OR GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
  • Knowledge architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody OR Cameo)
  • Knowledge Implementing, Maintaining, Integrating, Debugging, Verifying and Qualifying Safety/Mission-Critical Embedded Real Time Software written in OO C++ running on Real-Time Operating Systems such as:  VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
  • Knowledge with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, AND/OR Fortify.
  • Active DoD Secret level clearance (in-scope), with the ability to obtain (and maintain) special program access (PAR) prior to commencement of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Current Special Access Program (SAP) access.

Thrive with Us

At Northrop Grumman we are invested in the growth and well-being off all our employees. We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.

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