Principal / Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer (Test Software)

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CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI TRAVEL: 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. Northrop Grumman's Space Systems is looking for you to join our team as an Integration & Test Software Engineer in Linthicum, MD , with the desire to learn new technologies and develop software for cutting edge Space Payloads.
The software engineer will design, develop, integrate and test software that manages test equipment and executes tests fora Space payload unit ensuring compliance to established requirements. Selected individuals will work on an agile development team, primarily using Python, TCL, and C++. The selected individual will utilize automated tools such as Jenkins and Robot Framework to enable automated testing and verification of the Space System. 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. However, the selected individuals will be expected to prioritize and make recommendations to Technical Leads, as required, to implement tasking assigned.
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.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 5+ years software development experience working on embedded real-time systems or 3+ years with a Master’s Degree or 0 years with PhD
Principal level Basic Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or another STEM discipline with a minimum of 8+ years software development experience working on embedded real-time systems or 6+ years with a Master’s Degree or 3 years with PhD
Experience in developing in C++ and/or Python
Experience developing in a Linux and/or Windows environment
Experience in testing systems and debugging
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance with SCI
Experience as a member of an Agile Scrum team
Experience in embedded C++ optimizations
Hands on experience with software defined radios
Hands on hardware integration and testing experience
Ability to debug complex integrated applications or test setup issues
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. 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. 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.