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# Embedded / Principal Software Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Warner Robins, GA, United States
- **Salary:** $79,300.0 - $118,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, JIRA, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Operating Systems, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Integrated Development Environments, LabVIEW, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, System Testing, VxWorks, Git, Information Technology, Bitbucket
- **Published:** October 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/D409BF291BB6411AAC17BD242416A332/job/

## About the Role

* Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline.
 * Minimum of 2 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 0 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 0 year of direct relevant experience with PhD.
 * Proficiency in C/C++/Ada or other Object-Oriented programming languages
 * Proficiency in all areas of the formal software development lifecycle process from requirements to testing
 * Proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving
 * Highly motivated self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills
 * Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of War (DoW) Secret level security clearance, * Must have a Bachelor of Science (B.S) degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent STEM related discipline.
 * Minimum of 5 years of direct relevant experience with B.S degree; Minimum of 3 years of direct relevant experience with Masters degree; Minimum of 1 years of direct relevant experience with PhD.
 * Proficiency in C/C++/Ada or other Object-Oriented programming languages
 * Proficiency in all areas of the formal software development lifecycle process from requirements to testing
 * Proficiency in analytical thinking and problem-solving
 * Highly motivated self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a team environment
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills
 * Must currently hold or be able to obtain and maintain a U.S Department of War (DoW) Secret level security clearance, * Experience developing/debugging software targeted at real-time embedded operating systems (VxWorks, Embedded Linux)
 * Experience with board bring-up
 * Experience interfacing with FPGAs and influencing board design and discrete layouts
 * Experience developing/debugging Electronic Warfare/Radar software
 * Experience with hands-on software/hardware integration and testing
 * Experience with the Agile software development process
 * Experience interfacing with customers and/or stakeholders
 * Experience managing work-scope for a software-centric technical team
 * Experience with digital signal processing
 * Experience analyzing system requirements to derive software design and test specifications
 * Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git
 * Experience with LabView
 * Experience with QT Creator

## Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Sector has a need for an Embedded Software Engineer with its Weapons Integration and Mission Solutions (WIMS) organization in Warner Robins, GA. This engineering position is for a role in our Integrated Mission Solutions (IMS) Software Engineering Team. You will be an integral member of a cross-functional engineering team that designs, develops, modernizes, and validates embedded operational flight software for weapon systems on military defense platforms. Our ideal candidate will possess technical expertise, a drive to lead from where you are, collaborative people skills, and the proven ability to work within a technically diverse team.

This is a full-time salaried position in Warner Robins, GA and requires that you work on-site daily.

What you'll get to do:

 * Develop, modify, and maintain embedded operational flight programs and simulation/emulation/IV&V applications using software development best practices and standards.
 * Participate in the full software development life cycle, to include requirements development, modeling and design, unit to CSCI testing, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance.
 * Ability to provide leadership in solving complex problems.
 * Frequent opportunities to interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers, therefore excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills are essential to succeeding in this role

**This position may be filled at the Engineer Embedded Software OR Principal Engineer Embedded Software level.