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Software Engineer / Principal Software Engineer – Requirements & Test
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Northrop Grumman
Compensation
$79,300.00 - $118,900.00
United States-Florida-Melbourne
On-site
Posted April 23, 2026
Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. 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. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer – Requirements & Test, to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located onsite in Melbourne, Florida.
Essential Functions:
- Work in an innovative environment, on significantly diverse assignments, and in collaborative team settings across all levels
- Participate in the full software development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of software products to our customers
- Architect and develop embedded mission systems software applications on a real time operating system
- Be a part of Agile Scrum teams to develop software products for multiple software baselines
This requisition may be filled at either a Software Engineer level 2 or a Principal Software Engineer level 3.
Basic Qualifications for a Software Engineer (Level 2):
- Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 0 years of experience in software engineering OR a PhD degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 0-years of experience.
- Knowledge with Agile Framework.
- Knowledge developing software and scripts in C, Object Oriented C++, AND/OR Python for Safety/Mission Critical applications/Systems.
- Knowledge with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), AND/OR GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
- Knowledge architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody OR Cameo), Implementing, Maintaining, Integrating, Debugging, Verifying and Qualifying Safety/Mission-Critical Embedded Real Time Software written in OO C++ running on Real-Time Operating Systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
- Knowledge with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, AND/OR Fortify.
- General understanding of software architecture and test to be able to develop requirements
- Active DoD Secret level clearance OR Top Secret (in-scope), with the ability to obtain (and maintain) special program access (PAR) prior to commencement of employment.
Basic Qualifications for a Principal Software Engineer (Level 3):
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience; OR Master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience; OR PhD with 1 year of related experience
- Knowledge with Agile Framework.
- Knowledge developing software and scripts in C, Object Oriented C++, AND/OR Python for Safety/Mission Critical applications/Systems.
- Knowledge with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo), AND/OR GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes.
- Knowledge architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody OR Cameo), Implementing, Maintaining, Integrating, Debugging, Verifying and Qualifying Safety/Mission-Critical Embedded Real Time Software written in OO C++ running on Real-Time Operating Systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux.
- Knowledge with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, SonarQube, AND/OR Fortify.
- General understanding of software architecture and test to be able to develop requirements
- Active DoD Secret level clearance OR Top Secret (in-scope), with the ability to obtain (and maintain) special program access (PAR) prior to commencement of employment.
Preferred Qualifications for both a Software Engineer and Principal Software Engineer:
- Demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, strong time management, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Current Special Access Program (SAP) access.
- Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering and Software modeling (SysML/UML) in Rhapsody or Cameo.
- Experience with IBM Rational DOORS and technical requirements management generation
- Experience writing automated testing scripts in Python
- Experience developing software and requirements for safety critical embedded systems
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