RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Embedded & Real Time Software Engineer/Principal Embedded & Real Time Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization. This position will be supported on site in San Diego, CA, Palmdale, CA, or El Segundo, CA. 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. Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:  Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels  Participate in the full SW development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of SW products to our customers  Operate in an embedded technology development environment working with real time operating systems for use in flight and mission critical systems  Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop SW products for multiple SW baselines This position may be filled as either a level 2 Embedded & Real Time Software Engineer or a level 3 Principal Embedded & Real Time Software Engineer. Basic Qualifications:  Level 2: Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Masters degree in a STEM discipline and entry level related engineering experience  Level 3: Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Masters 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 with two of the following tools: Jira, Crucible, Bitbucket, Subversion, Bamboo, Jenkins, Sonarqube, Fortify, or Coverity  Experience with Agile SW development, embedded system programming, SW integration and testing  Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management  Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex SW systems  Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Top Secret clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.  Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs. (Of note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR.) Preferred Qualifications:  Current applicable SAP access  Recent experience and proficiency in software architecture, design, implementation, integration, and debugging C++ SW running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.  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  Familiarity with at least two of the data interfaces: 1553, 1394, 422, 429, Serial, CAN, Discrete & Analog I/O, Ethernet/IP, or Fibre Channel  Basic understanding of PowerPC or ARM assembly  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  Recent experience and proficiency with SW change control, change management, static analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, AND/OR Jenkins within the last three years.  Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis  Strong understanding of the following: o Layered SW architectures (e.g. Application, System, Device) o SW hardware interfaces and where they exist in the architecture o Event driven (Interrupts), polling and synchronous SW architectures #yellow Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.