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DescriptionNorthrop Grumman is currently looking for a Principal/Sr.Principal Software Engineer Level 3/4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in the Advanced Weapons division, you will be on the forefront of developing next-generation solutions to protect technology for our nation’s warfighters. The ideal candidate will be supporting all of our programs for implementing, testing, and extending our STE software.
This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.
Roles and Responsibilities:
A successful candidate will have the qualities and essential functional expertise with:
- Generate software documentation.
- Develop, implement, and maintain existing software for primarily Windows based desktop applications.
- Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle activities
- Use test equipment to troubleshoot software and hardware.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer level (T03) and Sr. Principal Engineer level(T04):
- US Citizenship and Active DoD Secret Clearance.
- For Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 8+ years of experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of experience.
- For Principal Embedded Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5+ years of experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience.
- Strong professional experience developing software in C/C++ on Windows 10, 11, and Linux (preferably CentOS)
- Experience operating oscilloscopes, power meters, power supplies, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers
- Experience with MIL-STD-1553, TCP/IP, Serial, and Ethernet network communication protocols
- Experience in deriving software requirements from system requirements; working with SRSs, ICDs, CDRLs
- Advanced hands‑on system troubleshooting and determining root‑cause analysis.
- Experience working in a Lab environment or production floor.
- Self-directed and able to manage your own time with little oversight
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working experience in Atlassian tools such as Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, etc.
- Experience with DOORS and/or EPLM.
- Experience working with hardware programmers such as JTAG and ability to set up test equipment to support software development
- Experience in other Object Oriented Programming languages like C#
- Experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems
Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00
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 candidate's 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.
