Staff Software Engineer (Active Secret Clearance Required)

Northrop Grumman

USonsite$116k-$217k/yrPosted Jun 21, 2026

Skills

javascriptjenkinsgithubgitlabpythonc++jiracicd

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. This position will support our Aeronautics Systems sector in Oklahoma City, OK.

The selected candidate will join our team of software engineers to:

Support the development of Strategic Operating Units, executing both sustainment and modernization programs

Contribute to software engineering initiatives for several programs with software design & development, software test and integration, and DevOps expertise

Use a variety of software languages, technologies, and industry best practices

Support all phases of the development life cycle for flight, mission, lab and tools software

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of experience in software engineering OR a Master’s degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 10 years of experience in software engineering OR a PhD degree in a (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of experience

Familiar with Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software

Familiar with all phases of the software development life cycle and Agile framework as a Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and/or team member

Experience with developing software and scripts on various programming languages: C, C++, Python, PowerShell, VBScript, Bash, AND/OR KornShell for Safety-Critical applications/Systems

Familiar with Architecting, Designing, Implementing, Integrating, Verifying and Qualifying Safety-Critical Embedded Real Time Software running on various RTOS (VxWorks, Integrity, Real Time Embedded Linux)

Familiar with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube

Familiar with Software Change Control, Change Management, and CI/CD tools

Active U.S. government Secret level or higher clearance (in-scope), with the ability to obtain (and maintain) special program access (PAR)

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated leadership, teamwork capabilities, excellent oral and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal communication skills at all levels of employees and management

Experience with Agile Software Development, object-oriented architectures, designs, programming, debugging, and hardware-software integration and testing

Experience with Software Change Control, Change Management, Code Quality, Static Analysis, and CI/CD tools such as: Atlassian tool suite, Jira, GitHub, GitLab, SonarQube, Coverity, AND/OR Jenkins

Experience architecting, Designing, Modeling (Rhapsody or Cameo), Implementing, Maintaining, integrating, and Debugging OO C++ software running on Real-Time Operating systems such as: VxWorks, Integrity, AND/OR Real Time Embedded Linux

Experience with DOORs AND Software Requirement Specification Testing using Simulators, automated scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, JavaScript, AND/OR Bash

Experience with Static & Dynamic Code Analysis Tools and Fuzzing Tools such as: Coverity, Fortify, AND/OR SonarQube

Experience with software network interfaces -and troubleshooting networks (TCP/IP, UDP, LAN, VLAN, SNMP or others)

Primary Level Salary Range: $116,300.00 - $174,500.00

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.

Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $116k-$217k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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