Posted:
5/1/2026, 4:30:20 AM
Location(s):
Los Angeles, California, United States ⋅ California, United States
Experience Level(s):
Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
On-site
Pay:
$142k–$213k/yr
Northrop Grumman is looking for a Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software- IPT Lead to add to our talented team of Embedded Software Engineers. The Embedded Software Engineer designs, develops, operates, and maintains software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements. The individual shall apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products within the Targeting Business Unit. This includes interfacing with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel. The ideal individual will have experience including the full software development life cycle, which includes requirements, design, coding, testing, and integration.
This position will be full-time, on-site at our Northridge, Ca. location.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or similar engineering discipline with a minimum of 8+ years of engineering experience, or 6+ years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science, or similar engineering discipline
Experience with Object Oriented Programming in C++
Familiarity with Software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc)
Experience Developing Embedded Software running Linux or VxWorks Operating Systems
Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall Methodology and/or Agile
Familiarity with various version control systems (Git, GitLab, GitHub, Bitbucket, ClearCase. etc) and Agile software planning tools (Rally, Jira, etc)
Familiarity with risk and opportunity management techniques
U.S. Citizen with an Active Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience testing, debugging, and integrating Embedded Software on target hardware.
Experience with complex systems of systems that utilize Parallel Processing, Multi-Threading, Distributed Processing, Multi-Core, System-on-Chip, and Secure Processing.
Experience with RTOS debugging and development.
Website: https://northropgrumman.com/
Headquarter Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1994
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Data Integration ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Remote Sensing ⋅ Security ⋅ Software