Embedded Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (Active Secret) - AHT

*Please be aware that this position will be contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining customer and/or business funding, and holding final clearances prior to start date.*

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer - Level 3 or 4 (Active Secret) to join our team of highly qualified, diverse professionals within the Western Region Software Engineering Directorate. This position is located onsite in Redondo Beach, CA.

The job responsibilities of the Embedded Software Engineer – Level 3 or 4 include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Design, develop, document, integrate, test, and debug software solutions for end‑user customers

• Support 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.

• Selected candidate will work in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development
  

*Please be aware that this position will be contingent upon capturing program award(s), obtaining and maintaining customer and/or business funding, and holding final clearances prior to start date.*

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on the qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications – Embedded Software Engineer (Level 3):

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of software development experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of stated experience or Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 1+ year of stated experience

• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance required at the time of application

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming, executing in an embedded Linux or RTOS environment (i.e., VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RT-Linux, GH Integrity)

• Proficiency in Java programming, executing in an application environment

• Proficiency in Object Oriented programming

• Prior work experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications

• Prior work experience in developing and debugging embedded real-time systems

Basic Qualifications – Embedded Software Engineer (Level 4):

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8+ years of software development experience or Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 6+ years of stated experience or Ph.D. in a STEM discipline with 4+ years of stated experience

• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance required at the time of application

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ programming, executing in an embedded Linux or RTOS environment (i.e., VxWorks, FreeRTOS, RT-Linux, GH Integrity)

• Proficiency in Java programming, executing in an application environment

• Proficiency in Object Oriented programming

• Prior work experience integrating low-level firmware and software in complex real-time multi-threaded embedded applications

• Prior work experience in developing and debugging embedded real-time systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Software Defined Networks

  • Data Plane protocols such as Ethernet, IPv4 and IPv6, MPLS, TCP/UDP and other transport protocols

  • Control Plane protocols such as OSPF/IS-IS, BGP, ICMP

  • SDN architectures and protocols such as P4, gRPC/gNMI, Openflow

  • Network management architectures and protocols such as SNMP/MIBs, NETCONF/YANG

• Familiarity with Xilinx tools (Vitis, Vivado, Petalinux)

• Recent Experience with Xilinx platforms (Ultrascale+ MPSoC or VERSAL)

• Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications

• Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance and/or SCI Access