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Principal Engineer Software - Embedded and Real Time

Northrop Grumman

$110,300 - $165,500
Sep 24, 2025
Palmdale, CA, USA • San Diego, CA, USA • El Segundo, CA, USA
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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Engineer Software - Embedded and Real Time to join their team to work on software supporting various systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle including requirements, design, development, integration, and test.

Requirements

  • Experience with safety-critical embedded real time software.
  • Experience with UAV route planning, routing algorithms or other geometrically based algorithms.
  • Experience with developing software and scripts in C/C++, and Python.
  • Experience with software development methodologies and frameworks such as waterfall and / or Agile for all phases of the software development life cycle.
  • Experience with software change control, change management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, GitHub, GitLab, AND/OR Jenkins.
  • Experience with software architecture, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and testing safety-critical embedded real time software written in C/C++ running on real-time operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
  • Familiarity with static code analysis tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, and Fortify.

Responsibilities

  • Design, development, maintenance, and execution of automated software tests for qualification of embedded software products
  • Experienced in working in a lab environment on an Agile project
  • Knowledge of, and experience working in, all phases for the Software Development Lifecycle
  • Analyze requirements allocated to computer software configuration items (CSCI).
  • Develop detailed, clear, and concise technical documentation.
  • Candidate will work with software developers and other engineers, as needed, to help diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.
  • Submit detailed problem reports for errors found.

Other

  • RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
  • CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret
  • TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
  • Candidates must exhibit strong leadership characteristics in coordinating with multiple teams and managing tasks.
  • Candidates must be comfortable in development, lab, and operational environments, as well as be able to collaborate closely with system engineers, hardware designers, integration/test engineers, and program leadership.