Posted:
7/9/2026, 8:10:23 AM
Location(s):
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States ⋅ Virginia, United States
Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Software Engineering
Workplace Type:
On-site
Pay:
$79k–$119k/yr
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. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!
As an Embedded 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. 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.
Northrop Grumman is looking to add to our talented team of Embedded Software Engineers. Our engineers are self-starters who are part of a team of software professionals developing world-class software to meet our customer’s high expectations. 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 Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, and Survivability division. 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 Charlottesville, VA. location.
Basic Qualifications for Embedded Software Engineer:
Bachelor’s degree Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or any related STEM degree with a minimum of 2+ years of relevant engineering experience (Masters with 0 years exp)
Experience with Object Oriented Programming in C/C++
Experience Developing Embedded Software running Linux or (VxWorks) Real Time Operating Systems
Familiarity with Software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc.)
Familiarity in CI/CD Pipeline development (DevOps)
Familiarity with software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall Methodology and/or Agile
Familiarity with various version control systems (Git, Gitlabs, Github, Bitbucket, ClearCase. etc) and Agile software planning tools (Rally, Jira, etc)
Familiarity with Modeling Tools ie: CAMEO, Rational
US Citizenship Required
Ability to obtain and maintain minimum of a Secret Clearance with additional customer specified clearance prior to start.
Occasional travel required to support program and customer needs
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with scripting languages (Python, Bash, Batch, etc)
Experience with Software development methodologies and frameworks such as Waterfall Methodology and/or Agile.
Experience with Java.
Experience with CI/CD Pipeline Development (Dev/Ops)
Experience testing, debugging, and integrating Embedded Software on target hardware.
Active Secret Clearance
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