Principal Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  This position will be located onsite in Melbourne, Florida. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Essential Functions: Work in an innovative environment, on significantly diverse assignments, and in collaborative team settings across all levels Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers Architect and develop embedded mission systems software applications on a real time operating system Be a part of Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) - software design requirements, application development, integration, testing, and deployment Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: C, C++, and Python Familiar with Architecting, Designing, Implementing, Integrating, Verifying and Qualifying Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software running on various RTOS (VxWorks, Integrity, Real Time Embedded Linux). Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final U.S. adjudicated government Secret clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company Preferred Qualifications: Strong understanding of C and C++ languages including templates, memory storage, and compiler/linker Ability to collaborate with systems engineers, hardware designers and integration/test engineers to develop and maintain complex software systems Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management Experience with Agile Software Development, object-oriented architectures, designs, programming, debugging, and hardware-software integration and testing. Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, AND/OR Jenkins Experience with DOORs AND Software Requirement Specification Testing using Simulators, automated scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, AND/OR Bash. Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube Experience architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody or Cameo), Implementing, Maintaining, integrating, and Debugging OO C++ software running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.