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# Sentinel Sr Principal Embedded Software Engineer...

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $122,800.0 - $184,200.0
- **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Software Applications, Bash Shell, Unix, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Perl (Programming Language), Embedded Software, Python (Programming Language), Fortify (Software), Ruby, SAP (Applications), Software Construction, SonarQube, Toolchain, Build Management, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Tenable Nessus
- **Published:** June 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000g802gd

## About the Role

Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of relevant engineering experience, Master's in STEM with 6 years of relevant experience; PhD with 4 year of relevant experience.

 * Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.

 * US Citizenship with Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

Preferred Qualifications:

 * Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

 * Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans

 * Familiarity with security coding standard best practices, static and dynamic scanning tools, i.e., SonarQube, Fortify, Coverity, PCLint, etc.

 * Programming and scripting experience in a UNIX environment (C++, Perl, Python, Bash, Ruby, Shell, Scripts)

\#Sentinelsoftware

## Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking **Sr. Principal Embedded Software Engineers** for the Flight / Guidance Navigation & Control (GN&C) Software Team. This position will be located in **Roy, Utah, or Huntsville, Alabama** and will support the Sentinel Program.

What You'll Get To Do:

Design, develop, document, test, and debug software/system applications. Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of embedded systems for safety and mission critical software. Must be able to work and collaborate with a team of software engineers in an Agile environment to meet critical milestones. Ensure program mandated software standards and compliance criteria are met. Understand and can develop in a continuous integration tool chain environment meeting technical and compliance requirements.

Create and maintain continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Write scripts and configurations to automate software testing, deployment, and maintenance in a manner consistent with software engineering best practices. Proactively monitor build and deployment pipelines and infrastructure, apply patches, troubleshoot issues, and resolve errors. Automate infrastructure and/or cloud resource deployments and configuration using infrastructure-as-code tools.


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