Embedded Software Engineer/Principal Embedded Software Engineer
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.At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to our customers’ most critical missions. In a rapidly changing global security environment, Northrop Grumman delivers informed insights and secure, advanced software solutions to enable strategic planning and decisive action. We’re looking for software engineers and innovators who can help us build on our wide portfolio of affordable, integrated, multi-domain systems and mission-critical applications. By joining our shared mission, you’ll have opportunities to expand your professional network and grow your technical skills—whether you are new to software engineering or an established industry leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the tools, resources, and support you need to do some of the most meaningful engineering work of your career.
Northrop Grumman is looking for you to join our team as an Embedded Software Engineer or Principal Embedded Software Engineer in McClellan, CA.
What You'll Get to Do:
As an Engineer of Embedded Software you will design, develop, operate and maintain software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements. Apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of such engineering applications and products such as laboratory simulation systems, aircraft flight control and display systems, pacemakers, defibrillators, mechanical and electrical systems. Interfaces with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel.
Basic Qualifications for Embedded Software Engineer:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related experience
- Must be a US Citizen in order to meet the security clearance requirement
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company
- Experience with Agile, Git, GitLab, or Bitbucket and working in cross-functional Scrum team
- Object Oriented Software Design and Common Design Patterns
- Data Structures and Memory Mapping
- Experience in software development using languages such as Embedded C/C++, Python, Docker
Basic Qualifications for Principal Embedded Software Engineer:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience
- Must be a US Citizen in order to meet the security clearance requirement
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company
- Experience with Agile, Git, GitLab, or Bitbucket and working in cross-functional Scrum team
- Object Oriented Software Design and Common Design Patterns
- Data Structures and Memory Mapping
- Experience in software development using languages such as C/C++, Python, Docker
Preferred Qualifications:
- Current and active Secret security clearance with an investigation completed within the last 6 years.
- Real-Time Operating Systems & Green Hills:
- Green Hills INTEGRITY RTOS: Experience with INTEGRITY-178, including task management, partitioning, and resource allocation.
- Green Hills MULTI IDE: Experience with MULTI IDE for debugging, tracing, and profiling on target hardware.
- Understanding of RMS scheduling for RTOS
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the
flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.
Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!
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