23d ago

Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer - Embedded and Real Time

United States-California-San Diegolead
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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments,

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Software Engineer - Embedded and Real Time to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization. This position is located on site in San Diego, CA.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Responsibilities

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• Work in a fast-paced environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative team settings across all levels

• Participate in the full SW development life cycle including requirements, design, implementation, qualification, and delivery of SW products to our customers

• Operate in an embedded technology development environment working with real time operating systems for use in flight and mission critical systems

• Work in Agile Scrum teams to develop SW products for multiple SW baselines

This position may be filled as either a level 2 Software Engineer - Embedded and Real Time or a level 3 Principal Software Engineer - Embedded and Real Time.

Requirements

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Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with developing multi-threaded SW used for one of the following real-time applications: flight critical SW, Safety critical SW, medical SW, or mission critical SW.

• Ability to identify moderate execution defects by only reading code.

• Understanding of how their embedded SW component will fit into a larger SW system / architecture.

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) access.

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Location & Eligibility

Where is the job
United States-California-San Diego
On-site at the office
Who can apply
Same as job location

About this job

Posted
23 days ago
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Posted
September 22, 2026
First seen
October 5, 2026
Last seen
October 15, 2026

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Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer - Embedded and Real Time