Staff Embedded Software Engineer – Active TS

Northrop Grumman

Staff Embedded Software Engineer designing and developing innovative software solutions for Northrop Grumman's mission-critical systems. Leading projects and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in embedded systems environments.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRedondo Beach • California, Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $177,000 - $265,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, document, integrate, test, and debug software solutions for end‑user customers and internal business applications
Lead the architecture, development, and lifecycle management of embedded and real‑time systems.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams—including Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test—within an Agile development environment.
Analyze system capabilities to troubleshoot and resolve issues related to program intent, output requirements, data acquisition, programming methods, and control strategies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12+ years of software development experience; Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10+ years of software development experience; Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of software development experience
Active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance required at the time of application, with the ability and willingness to obtain an SCI Access prior to start
Expertise in C++ programming
Recent Experience with Xilinx platforms (Ultrascale+ MPSoC or VERSAL)
Proficient in Object Oriented programming
Proficient in all areas of the formal software lifecycle process from requirements to testing
Experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications
Experience with developing and debugging embedded real-time systems

Benefits

Comp & perks

health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays
paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

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Hard Skills & Tools

C++Object Oriented programmingembedded systemsreal-time systemslow-level firmwaremulti-threaded applicationssoftware lifecycle processdebuggingintegrationtesting

Soft Skills

collaborationleadershiptroubleshootingproblem-solvingcommunication

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in STEMMaster's degree in STEMPh.D. in STEMU.S. Government Top Secret security clearanceSCI Access