Principal or Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Embedded

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible.

Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal or a Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. This position will be sourced out of Software Engineering organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

In this role you will work in an embedded technology environment to develop, integrate, and test software working with real-time operating systems for use in flight and mission critical systems, with a particular focus on hardware/software integration and modeling and simulation software development. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Real-time & Embedded Software, Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineering, DevSecOps, and Systems Test. In an Agile software development environment, candidates will work on software supporting various systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle including requirements, design, development, integration, and test. The position requires working knowledge of the full development life-cycle processes that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints. Candidates must exhibit strong leadership characteristics in coordinating with multiple teams and managing tasks.

Roles and Responsibilities will include but not limited to:

Design, development, maintenance, and execution of automated software tests for qualification of embedded software products

Experienced in working in a lab environment on an Agile project

Knowledge of, and experience working in, all phases for the Software Development Lifecycle

Analyze requirements allocated to computer software configuration items (CSCI).

Develop detailed, clear, and concise technical documentation.

Candidate will work with software developers and other engineers, as needed, to help diagnose and identify the root cause of problems found during software installation, integration, acceptance test, and operational events.

Submit detailed problem reports for errors found.

Candidates must be comfortable in development, lab, and operational environments, as well as be able to collaborate closely with system engineers, hardware designers, integration/test engineers, and program leadership.

This role may be filled at either the Principal Software Engineer or a Sr. Principal Software Engineer level based on the qualifications below.