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# Principal Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Catonsville, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,800 - $203,600
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Unit Testing, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded Software, MATLAB, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, SonarQube, Systems Integration, VxWorks, SC Clearance, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Atlassian Tools, Devsecops
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3067908145-2

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related STEM Degree and 8 years of related experience
 * US Citizenship
 * Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance. Secret Clearance is required to start. Must be able to obtain Special Program Access (SAP). Must be able to maintain this level of clearance and SAP for continued employment.
 * Must have 6 years' experience working in C/C++
 * Must have 6 years' experience with real-time embedded software
 * Must have 6 years' experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance, * Experience in algorithmic application development and optimization
 * Experience in Electronic Warfare, Built in Test, or Calibrations
 * Experience with VxWorks and/or Linux Operating Systems
 * Experience with Visual Studio
 * Experience with Matlab
 * Experience with Coverity, SonarQube and/or Clockwork tools
 * Experience in Open Architecture Solutions
 * Experience with the Atlassian tool set, Kubernetes, Model Based Engineering, and DevSecOps best practices

## Description

As a Sr Principal Embedded Software Engineer within the Software and Digital Technologies Organization, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. The new team member will work on software systems for mission systems in all phases of the software development lifecycle, primarily in C/C++. 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.

Roles and Responsibilities:

 * Analyze, develop, and modify existing software, apply modern development techniques that take advantage of all that current technology has to offer
 * Identify risks, suggest mitigation, track defects, develop resolutions, and report status
 * Design, construct, execute unit tests, build verification test plans, and track report test status
 * Work alongside multi-disciplined engineering teams to test and verify software products on simulators and actual production hardware in our System Integration Laboratories
 * Identify and assess new technologies prior to implementation
 * Active participation with systems engineering in technical peer, design, architecture, and system reviews to ensure system/software requirements are being met from an end-to-end system point of view