Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Onsite Customer Integration
Quick Summary
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 50% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman,
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector has an opening for a Principal / Sr. Principal Software Engineer - Onsite Customer Integration to join Global Surveillance Division supporting the E-2D team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located onsite in Patuxent River, MD.
Responsibilities include deploying, automating, maintaining, troubleshooting, and improving the systems and software infrastructure. This role requires you to have hands-on technical experience and a can-do approach towards environment automation and management along with continuous improvements. You will be involved in the design and implementation of application builds, releases, deployment, and configuration activities.
The Software Engineer will participate in the full lifecycle of software development, including requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, software-hardware integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. The Software Engineer will apply technical expertise in solving complex integrations problems. The Software Engineer will interact with Program Management, external suppliers and/or government customers. Therefore, excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required. Experience in OS configuration, bash scripting, C/C++, or other OOP languages, and networking in a Linux environment is strongly desired.
- Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
- Work with various team members and customers to integrate functionality with other software components.
- Supporting the gathering and reporting software metrics.
- Follow program software best practices.
- Develop software products within all phases of the software lifecycle.
- Work closely with engineers and technicians in a lab environment
- Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
- Frequent travel required up to 50%
- Ability to work with multiple teams and provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems.
- Support software working groups with the customer.
- Develop and share technical documentation and presentations.
This position may be filled at either a Principal Software Engineer Level 3 or a Sr. Principal Software Engineer Level 4
Requirements
~3 min read- (Principal Software Engineer, Level 3) Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.
- (Sr. Principal Software Engineer, Level 4) Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience
- Development experience with C/C++ or other OOP languages.
- At least 3 years of experience working on integration of technical solutions for a software product.
- At least 3 years of experience working on a project with formal requirements and test.
- Ability to travel from Pax, MD to Melbourne, FL. Must be able to spend at least one week a month in Melbourne, FL
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs (interim secret clearance required to start)
- Experience working with remote teams in closed environments.
- Experience with System Engineer principals and Software Architecture best practices.
- Experience with writing, reviewing and integrating formal requirements and maintaining matrix of requirements to test cases.
- Experience with writing, reviewing, and updating formal test procedures.
- Presenting at formal SETR events such as PDR, CDR, and TRR.
- Active TS/SCI, SAP/SAR access, or Polygraph is preferred.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $98,400–$171,000 a year
- 29% below the $190,000 median for Software Engineer jobs on Jobera (6,613 salaries).
- Posted
- Today
Listing Details
- Posted
- November 2, 2026
- First seen
- November 2, 2026
- Last seen
- November 2, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 62%
- Scored at
- November 2, 2026
Signal breakdown
4 other jobs at
View all →Browse Similar Jobs
Stay ahead of the market
Get the latest job openings, salary trends, and hiring insights delivered to your inbox every week.
No spam. Unsubscribe at any time.