**Requisition ID: R10174748**

+ **Category:** Engineering

+ **Location:** Northridge, California, United States of America

+ **Clearance Type:** Secret

+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position

+ **Shift:** 1st Shift (United States of America)

+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time

+ **Relocation Assistance:** Relocation assistance may be available

+ **Positions Available:** 1

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 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.

Northrop Grumman Advanced Weapons has an opening for a **Principal / Sr. Principal Engineer Software** to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Northridge, CA.

As an integral part of our multi-discipline engineering team in Advanced Weapons, you will be on the forefront of developing next generation solutions to protect technology for our nation’s warfighters. The ideal candidate will be supporting one of our programs for defining and architecting a secured missile weapon system. This position will require close collaboration with team members of other projects within the organization for security architecture designs as well as external partners and customers.

**Roles and responsibilities:**

A successful candidate will have the qualities and essential functional expertise to:

• Generate software documentation.

• Develop, implement, and maintain existing software for both embedded devices/systems as well as desktop test software based on requirements.

• Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle activities

• Software requirements verification and validation.

• Use test equipment to troubleshoot software and hardware

Relocation assistance, while not guaranteed, may be available.

The selected candidate for this position is required to be on-site in Northridge, CA.

**Basic qualifications for a Principal Engineer Software -level (T03):**

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM related field with 5 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering experience, or Master’s with 3 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.

• Self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a multi-discipline team environment.

• Professional experience developing software in C/C+• Professional experience developing desktop applications in C, C++, C#, or Java.

• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance are required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance, United States citizenship is a prerequisite.

• Experience operating oscilloscopes, power meters, power supplies, signal generator, and spectrum analyzers.

**Must have an Active Security Clearance.

**Basic qualifications for a Sr. Principal Engineer Software -level (T04):**

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM related field with 8 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering experience, or Master’s with 6 years Computer Engineering or Software Engineering.

• Self-starters and able to efficiently operate in a multi-discipline team environment.

• Professional experience developing software in C/C+• Professional experience developing desktop applications in C, C++, C#, or Java.

• Experience with full software lifecycle: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug, and maintenance are required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance, United States citizenship is a prerequisite.

• Experience operating oscilloscopes, power meters, power supplies, signal generator, and spectrum analyzers.

**Must have an Active Security Clearance.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

• Experience with software version control tools such as Git.

• Extensive experience with Windows Desktop applications in C#.

• Experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems.

• Experience using Atlassian Tool Suite: JIRA, Confluence, and Bitbucket.

• Ability to troubleshoot hardware/software and identify root cause issues.

• Ability to set up test equipment to support software development.

• Experience working with hardware programmers such as JTAG.

• Understanding of TCP/IP protocols, serial communication, and MIL-STANDARD 1553 protocol.

• Active Secret Clearance.

*Living in Northridge offers a perfect combination of urban living with the beauty of nature. It is a short drive away from downtown Los Angeles, the Hollywood Hills, or the rest of the San Fernando Valley.

Take advantage of your flexible work schedule to enjoy shopping at the local Northridge Fashion Center or spend time at the local Recreation Center as well as easy access to nearby protected natural areas such as the Chatsworth Reservoir, the Santa Susana Pass State Historic Park, Lake Balboa or within driving distance, spend a day at the beach or snow ski at our local mountains. With Cal State Northridge right in the heart of town, the area has an active college-town energy combined with family-friendly suburban charm. The stunning southern California climate makes for year-round easy living. With an average of 284 sunny days during the year, it is safe to say you’ll have plenty of time to enjoy your outdoor activities to the fullest.

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**Salary Range:** $107,300 - $169,900

**Salary Range 2:** $133,000 - $199,600

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.