
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America
10K+ Employees
Principal Embedded Software Engineer
United States-Florida-Orlando, United States of America
Posted on Sep 18, 2026
Job Description
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.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 Defense Systems has an opening for a Principal Embedded Software Engineer based out of Orlando, FL. As a Principal Engineer Embedded Software at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Cross-Domain Handling of Releasable Data (CHORD) portfolio. CHORD is a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Cross Domain Solution (CDS). The CHORD portfolio comprises multiple contract awards and with various customers. The successful candidate will be exceptionally meticulous, collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & personal responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of seeking the best performance from everyone.
Roles & Responsibilities:
The Principal Engineer Embedded Software will be responsible for supporting the CHORD software development and integration into tactical platforms.
Perform embedded software design, development, unit testing, and integration into embedded tactical platforms with low power and challenging architectures.
Will successfully interface with other teams that depend on the hardware architecture, such as Firmware, Electrical, Digital, etc.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field and 5 years of related technical experience OR Master’s degree in a STEM field and 3 years of related technical experience OR PHD in a STEM field and 1 year of related technical experience
Must be a US Citizen with an Active DoD Secret Clearance
Experience with embedded software design and embedded platforms (ARM processors)
Experience interfacing with FPGAs and influencing board design and discrete layouts
Experience supporting successful execution of Gate Reviews
Experience in C/C++ and ability to learn new languages
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with the Versal 2 and ARM processors
Communication skills and experience working in a dynamic environment
Experience working on Agile programs and methodology
Understanding of software generation, integration, selloff, and deployment into fully integrated systems.
Experience in Rust programming language
TS/SCI Clearance
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle...
Job overview
Employment type
Full Time
Experience level
Senior
Posted
on Sep 18, 2026
Financials
Type
public
Annual Revenue
$10B+
Market Cap
$84B+
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