Embedded Software/Principal Embedded Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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. The Software Team at Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Embedded Software Engineer/Principal Embedded Software Engineer (Level 2/3) based out of Camarillo, CA.  If you are an experienced Software Engineer or Software Developer, WE WANT YOU!  Join our team and support our Growler Block II Program.  All Software tasking will be performed at the Naval Air Warfare Center, Point Mugu and our Northrop Grumman Camarillo, CA office. Note: Due to the classified nature of the work being performed, this position does not offer any virtual or telecommute working options. Applicants are encouraged to apply only if they are willing to work 100% on-site. What you’ll get to do: Contribute to the lifecycle of a family of verification and validation tools that exercise and confirm software requirements for the ASC OFP. Design, develop, and maintain embedded test‑generation applications that run on flight‑representative hardware and simulators. Support integration of toolsets with continuous‑integration pipelines, automated test stations, and hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) environments. Collaborate with software engineers, systems engineers, and test validation leads to translate high‑level requirements into concrete test scenarios and coverage metrics. Develop and maintain documentation (design specs, user guides, test plans) and provide training for tool users across the ASC organization Participate in root‑cause investigations when tool‑related test failures occur, delivering fixes and improvements in a timely manner Basic Qualifications for Software Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 2+ years of relevant experience; or 0 years with a Master’s degree Experience in programming languages such as Ada, C/C++ (ISO‑C++17 or later), C#, and/or Visual Basic. Experience developing or maintaining test‑generation tools, message injectors, and HIL test rigs Familiarity with Git, ClearCase, or Bitbucket; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI). US Citizenship required Current DoD Secret Clearance or higher Basic Qualifications for Principal Software Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience; or 3+ years with a Master’s degree Experience in programming languages such as Ada, C/C++ (ISO‑C++17 or later), C#, and/or Visual Basic. Experience developing or maintaining test‑generation tools, message injectors, and HIL test rigs Familiarity  with Git, ClearCase, or Bitbucket; familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI). US Citizenship required Current DoD Secret Clearance or higher Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Electronic Warfare Experience contributing to or leading small technical tasks within multi-disciplinary engineering teams. Experience with building automated regression