Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Software
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Northrop Grumman is hiring a Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Software. This is a full-time role in United States-Florida-Melbourne. posted today. applications are still in the early window, before most candidates have applied. Full responsibilities, required qualifications, and the apply link are listed in the description below.
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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.The Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector (NGAS), Global Surveillance division is looking for Principal Engineer Software/Senior Principal Engineer Software to join our software team. This position will be in Melbourne, Florida.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to take ownership of hard problems and drive to a solution, while working in a team environment and provide leadership for its implementation. It is critical that you understand the software development life cycle and have an in-depth knowledge of automated testing to facilitate and analyze large data sets. The Software Engineer will participate in the full life cycle of software development, to include requirements development, modeling and design, application development, unit to CSCI testing, 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. A solid experience in bash scripting, Java, C++, and other OOP languages, in a Linux environment is required.
Responsibilities include:
Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
Work with various team members 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.
This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level.
Basic Qualifications:
(Principal Engineer Software) bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 3 or more years of experience in software engineering.
(Sr. Principal Engineer Software) bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 or more years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 6 or more years of experience in software engineering
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access.
Development experience with debugging software in both the desktop and target environments.
Development experience with software integration of supplier software.
Experience with Agile software development
Development experience with C/C++ and other OOP languages.
Preferred Qualifications:
Software Supplier Management interfacing experience.
Excellent oral and written communication skills and Strong interpersonal skills.
Experience with integrating software and hardware
Experience with Open Mission Systems (OMS) architecture and standards
Experience with linux/unix operating systems
Experience with Agile software development and Atlassian tools (JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, Bamboo, Fisheye, etc)
Experience with Cameo modeling for software design
Familiarity with the Atlassian tool suite with add-ons like Git and Confluence.
Familiarity with the Agile software development process.
Full software development life cycle experience.
Experience with formal software test and Weapon System evaluations.
US citizen, with a current in scope DoD Top secret or higher clearance.
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This position is based in United States-Florida-Melbourne. Northrop Grumman has not indicated remote or hybrid options for this role, so candidates should plan for on-site work.
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When was the Principal/Senior Principal Engineer Software role at Northrop Grumman posted?
This role was posted on July 23, 2026 (today). It's still listed as actively hiring; we re-confirm openings against the source system multiple times per day and remove closed roles.
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