Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available Please make sure you read the following details carefully before making any applications. TRAVEL: 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 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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Principal Software Engineer** based out of Woodland Hills, CA. Principal Software Engineer** at Northrop Grumman, 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. Provide technical leadership for junior software engineers + Develop software utilizing C/C++ to modernize and productionize a research codebase with modern C++ features + Develop software infrastructure to support CI/CD, software metrics collection, and MLOps + Implement software-systems, applications, and architectures that leverage techniques to support achieving increased modularity, scalability, and reliability, while also maintaining precision, accuracy, and speed to meet performance requirements + Ensure industry software engineering best practices and standards are applied and maintained + Work closely with Software Leads and Architects to understand program intent, system capabilities, and output requirements Basic Qualifications for a Principal Software Engineer (T03)**+ Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of relative experience; PhD + 1 year of relative experience + **Active Top Secret security clearance**+ **Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management**+ **Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time**+ Experience working in C/C++ Familiarity with modern C++ standards and features (e.g., C++ 17 onwards)+ Demonstrated ability to analyze system requirements to derive software design and performance requirements + Proven ability to design and code new software, as well as modify existing software to add new features + Ability to debug existing software and correct defects + Experience with open software/system architecture solutions + Experience with developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines + Experience with Git-based or other software configuration management tools **Principal Software Engineer (T04)**+ Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of relative experience; PhD + 4 years of relative experience + **Active Top Secret security clearance**+ **Ability to meet customer-specific security screening requirements within a timeframe set forth by management**+ **Willingness and ability to work onsite full-time**+ Experience working in C/C++ Familiarity with modern C++ standards and features (e.g., C++ 17 onwards)+ Demonstrated ability to analyze system requirements to derive software design and performance requirements + Proven ability to design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features + Ability to debug existing software and correct defects + Experience with open software/system architecture solutions + Experience with developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines + Experience with Git-based or other software configuration management tools **Experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving specified requirements + Experience with modern C++ standards and features (e.g., C++ 20 onwards)+ Experience with Linux operating systems + Experience with high performance numerical/scientific computing, parallel computing + Experience with developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines + Familiarity with Agile lifecycle process including Scrum and DevSecOps 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. xmcpwfu 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.