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Posted June 26, 2026
Northrop Grumman

Principal Embedded Software Engineer - R10237724

Northrop Grumman
Baltimore, MD, US Full Time
$108800 - $163200
Reference: R10237724
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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principle Embedded Software Engineer to join our innovative Software Technologies Organization. The new team member will work on software systems for mission systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle, primarily in C/C++. This position is located in Baltimore, MD.

What You’ll Get To Do:

As a Principle Embedded Software Engineer within the Software and Digital Technologies Organization, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning and a culture of automation.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Analyze, develop, and modify existing software, apply modern development techniques that take advantage of all that current technology has to offer
  • Identify risks, suggest mitigation, track defects, develop resolutions, and report status
  • Design, construct, and execute unit tests, and build verification test plans, and track and report test status
  • Work alongside a multi-disciplined engineering teams to test and verify software products on simulators and actual production hardware in our System Integration Laboratories
  • Identify and assess new technologies prior to implementation
  • Active participation with systems engineering in technical peer, design, architecture, and system reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view

“This position is contingent based on anticipated contract award and funding.”

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related STEM Degree and 5 years of related experience
  • US Citizenship
  • Must have a current/active Secret Clearance. Secret Clearance is required to start. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance for continued employment.
  • Must have 4 years’ experience working in C/C++
  • Must have 4 years’ experience with real-time embedded software
  • Must have 4 years’ experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization
  • Experience with VxWorks and/or Linux Operating Systems
  • Experience with Visual Studio
  • Experience with Matlab
  • Experience with Coverity, SonarQube and/or KlocWork tools
  • Experience in Open Architecture Solutions
  • Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, and DevSecOps best practices

Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

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.

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