Staff Engineer Software (Flight Management System Software Architect)
Northrop Grumman
·Jan 26, 2026
- Location
- Melbourne, FL,US, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Seniority
- Senior
- Education
- PhD
- Clearance
- Required
- Source
- Eightfold
Description
Your responsibilities will include working with internal business partners to gather requirements, prototyping, and architecting complex solutions supporting the development and implementation of an existing display and its functionality into a modern software development framework. Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts. Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts. Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by formal review of superior. Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product. Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components. Lead cross-domain communication efforts, facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration among diverse technical teams to drive project success. Architect complex systems that effectively integrate hardware and software components while ensuring alignment with established system requirements and performance metrics. Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with programs objectives. Designs, develops, documents, tests and debugs applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Ability to analyze the system as a whole and determine potential impacts of integrating new technologies. Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures to include testing and documentation of results Provide expertise in customer-facing groups, interpreting technical requirements into actionable software goals. Developing software products for all phases of the software lifecycle. Contributing to the full life cycle of system development in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. This includes requirements development, modeling and design, application development, integration, formal system testing, release, installation, and maintenance. Working closely with leadership and execute their vision. Develop and guide the full lifecycle of software design, implementation, and integration, ensuring adherence to best practices. Engage in supplier management, leading discussions with external suppliers to clarify requirements and provide strategic guidance that enhances overall system understanding and performance. Collect, analyze, and report on software metrics to track performance and progress. Meet milestones and deadlines by providing the best in-class solutions. Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software. Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls. Support software working groups with internal and external customers and stakeholders. Staff Software Engineer: Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 12 or more software engineering experience, or Master's degree and 10 or more years software engineering experience or a PhD with 7 or more years of software engineering experience Expert In-depth working knowledge and (12+ years) developing software across multiple operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and RTOS such as LynxOS or VxWorks In-depth working knowledge of the full software development life cycle In-depth working knowledge of the Agile software development process Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence Expert knowledge and experience (12+ years) with aviation or other safety-critical systems, demonstrating a strong grasp of the demands of safety-critical software development. Expert knowledge and experience in architecting complex systems that integrate hardware constraints and software designs, aligning with system requirements and performance objectives. Expert knowledge and experience (12+ years) integrating and debugging software on hardware. Experience with configuration management using industry standard tools and processes Ability to work well across multiple engineering disciplines Experience with test automation tools and frameworks Excellent oral and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance The ability to obtain and maintain a special program access clearance Active in-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance with program PAR. Established expertise with safety-critical software development standards such as DO-178C. Extensive knowledge of avionics communication protocols, including ARINC 429, ARINC 422, and MIL-STD-1553. Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing approaches. Understanding of certification processes for aviation software and hardware, such as the RTCA/DO-178 standard. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team, with strong communication skills for effective interaction with a range of technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proficiency in using agile development tools, such as the GitLab suite, with expertise in Git for version control. Experience applying commercial products to military applications. Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques and tools. Experience with DOORS.