Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman

Principal Software Engineer

San Diego, CAPosted 4 days ago$114,000 – $171,000
Full TimeSeniorUS

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Job 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal Software Engineer - Development to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization. This position is located on site in San Diego, California. In this role you will design, develop, integrate and test software (SW) for our end-user customers and businesses. You will be responsible for the design, architecture, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile SW development environment. You will analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
  • Experience with the full SW Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • Experience with the following programming and scripting languages: C, C++, and Python
  • Experience developing software for Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
  • Experience with developing multi-threaded SW used for one of the following real-time applications: flight critical SW, Safety critical SW, medical SW, or mission critical SW
  • Experience with one of the following tools: Jira, GitLab, Fortify, or Coverity
  • Experience with Agile SW development, embedded system programming, SW integration and testing
  • Active US Secret Clearance issued by the U.S. Government

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with at least two of the data interfaces: 1553, RS-232, RS-422, ARINC-429, Serial, Discrete, or Ethernet/IP
  • Familiarity with a Unit Test framework such as Google Unit Test
  • Familiarity with Matlab, Simulink, or similar platforms
  • Recent experience and proficiency in software architecture, design, implementation, integration, and debugging C++ SW running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, RTX 64, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
  • Able to read assembly and use CPU documentation to understand behaviors
  • Can identify moderate execution defects by only reading code
  • Understanding of how their embedded SW component will fit into a larger SW system / architecture
  • Able to document, capture, and present software architectural components in modeling or diagramming tools
  • Familiarity with OS partitions and isolation architectures
  • High level understanding of architectural requirements for airworthiness certifications

Skills & Technologies

AgileScrumJiraLinux

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Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Experience Level

Senior

Salary Range

$114,000 – $171,000

Location

San Diego, CA

Posted

4 days ago

Country

US