Staff Embedded Software Engineer (Flight and Test Lead)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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's Space Systems is seeking a Staff Software Development Engineer in Linthicum, MD with the desire to learn new technologies to join the Remote Sensing Programs Software team to help develop, enhance, and maintain software on cutting edge space products and systems. This position will lead both Flight Software and Test Software.

The systems the software engineer will be working on are focused on sensor command and control, sensor system test (command of test equipment and emulation) for a variety of Space platforms. Selected individuals will work on an agile development team, primarily using C, C++, Python, or TCL. The individual will work through all phases of the software development cycle including design, development, integration, and test.

The selected individual will conduct reviews of software-related products, software designs, and additional technical documents.

The responsibilities include: active participation in cross-functional scrum teams, design reviews, and other reviews, as required. The selected individual will actively participate in technical, peer-reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view. Individuals must be self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment. Existing engineering and system specialists will be made available to assist with any activities associated with executing primary tasking. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to Technical Leads, as required, to implement tasking assigned.

THIS ROLE IS CONTINGENT UPON AWARD WIN AND FUNDING, APPROX START IS JANUARY 2026 BUT COULD ADJUST

While not all positions will require an active clearance to start, all positions are contingent on the candidate’s ability to obtain and hold a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of related experience, or Master's degree with 10 years or a PhD with 7 years

• Experience developing in C, C++, Python, and/or TCL

• Experience developing in a hybrid Linux/Windows environment

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI

• U.S. Citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a member of an Agile Scrum team

• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket)

• Experience in embedded C++ optimizations

• Experience with MySQL databases

• Experience with Linux embedded real-time OS development (Yocto)

• Hands-on Hardware testing experience.

• Ability to debug complex integrated applications or test setup issues

Salary Range: $163,200.00 - $244,800.00

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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.