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Senior Principal Embedded Software Engineer - Sentinel Program

Northrop Grumman

$118,600 - $187,300
Sep 20, 2025
Hill AFB, UT, USA • Colorado Springs, CO, USA • Offutt AFB, NE, USA
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer to support the Sentinel program. The role involves developing innovative, reliable, and agile products for human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery.

Requirements

  • Experience with build automation tools such as Jenkins, or GitLab
  • Experience with C/C++ development
  • Familiarity with DevSecOps, continuous integration, and continuous delivery
  • Familiarity with distributed version control software (Git, Mercurial)
  • Experience with Linux and Windows operating systems
  • 5+ years of C++ development and object-oriented design
  • Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering languages (SysML/UML) and concepts

Responsibilities

  • Derive and allocate requirements into detailed design
  • Designs, develops and tests displays, controls and functionality
  • Collaborates with Systems and Quality Engineers to ensure software requirements are met
  • Performs software peer reviews, version control, automated tests, software analysis, continuous integration, and continuous delivery in accordance with DevSecOps processes and best practices
  • Performs code quality management and corrects defects
  • Coordinates with HW/SW team to perform retests and regression tests once defects are corrected
  • document, test and debug software products

Other

  • Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
  • US Citizenship with Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
  • Experience in a formal technical lead position
  • Experience working on cross-function Scrum team focused on quality and capability delivery
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming), Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe for Lean Enterprises