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Principal/ Sr Principal Engineer Embedded Software

Northrop Grumman

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Feb 26, 2026

Location
Jessup, MD,US, US · San Antonio, TX,US, US
Type
Full-time
Department
Engineering
Seniority
Lead
Experience
1+ years
Education
PhD
Clearance
Required
Source
Eightfold

Description

In this role you will design, develop, integrate and test software for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on cryptographic software code bases. Specifically, you will be responsible for the design, architecture, development, and administration of embedded and real time systems. You will work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test, in an Agile software development environment. You will analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls. Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or another STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 3 years or a PhD with 1 year of experience 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. Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet) Experience with RTOS designs and implementing secure software for embedded systems Experience with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, Ultrascale+, and VERSAL) Familiarity with Static Analysis and Unit Testing Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git and the Agile software development process An active DoD Secret clearance. Sr. Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or another STEM discipline with 8 years of related experience, or Master's degree with 6 years or a PhD with 4 years of experience. Proficient in C/C++ Crypto Experience: experience with Crypto Systems, familiarity/experience with developing HAIPE, OTNK and/or IKE, experience implementing cryptographic mechanisms using dedicated software libraries 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. Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet) Experience with RTOS designs and implementing secure software for embedded systems Experience with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, Ultrascale+, and VERSAL) Familiarity with Static Analysis and Unit Testing Experience using Jira/Bitbucket/Git and the Agile software development process An active DoD Secret clearance. Experience with Software Defined Radios Experience with the Avionics Operating System Experience with Xilinx platforms (Zynq, Ultrascale+, and VERSAL) Experience with Yocto/Petalinux Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet) Experience with TCP/IP and common network configurations Experience implementing cryptographic mechanisms using dedicated software libraries Experience with Rust Familiarity with Xilinx tools (Vitis, Vivado) Familiarity with HAIPE, OTNK, and/or IKE Familiarity with latest NSA Security Standards Familiarity with Linux kernel driver development/modifications Familiarity with assembly language Familiarity with bare metal embedded device drivers Familiarity with PowerPC architectures and peripherals Familiarity with VHDL/Verilog/FPGA Familiarity with IBM tools (Rhapsody, DOORS, Clearcase) Familiarity with Green Hills AdaMulti Current active Secret or Top Secret Clearance Current active SAP clearance Currently engaged in Networked Information Solutions program portfolio(s)

Skills

RustLinuxGitJiraSAPTCP/IPAgile

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