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Sr. Staff Embedded Software Engineer

Northrop Grumman

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Dec 5, 2025
San Diego, CA, US
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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within the organization that frequently become available, specifically for a Senior Staff Embedded Engineer Software. The role involves designing, developing, integrating, and testing software for end-user customers and businesses, with a primary focus on cryptographic software code bases and embedded/real-time systems.

Requirements

  • Experience with Crypto Systems or Rust
  • Proficient in C/C++
  • Proficient in Object Oriented programming
  • Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to testing
  • Experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications
  • Experience with RTOS designs and implementing secure software for embedded systems
  • Experience with ARM architectures and peripherals

Responsibilities

  • design, develop, integrate and test software for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on cryptographic software code bases
  • responsible for the design, architecture, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems
  • work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment
  • analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls
  • integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications
  • implementing secure software for embedded systems
  • Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git and the Agile software development process

Other

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with 14 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 12 years or a PhD with 10 years of experience.
  • Must currently hold a U.S Department of Defense (DoD) Secret level security clearance
  • Current active Top Secret Clearance
  • Current active SAP clearance
  • U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.