
Associate Embedded Software Engineer/Embedded Software Engineer
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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.We are looking for you to join our team as an Associate Embedded Software Engineer / Embedded Software Engineer based out of Beavercreek, OH. (Dayton, OH)
As an Associate Embedded Software Engineer/Embedded Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our mission to deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment and shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.
Northrop Grumman is looking to add to our talented team of Embedded Software Engineers. Our engineers are self-starters who are part of a team of software professionals developing world-class software to meet our customer’s high expectations. The Embedded Software Engineer designs, develops, operates, and maintains software and firmware components and computing systems software to be applied to and integrated with engineering, scientific and manufacturing requirements. The individual shall apply the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of engineering applications and products. This includes interfacing with customers, suppliers, application users and other technical and support personnel. The ideal individual will have experience including the full software development life cycle, which includes requirements, design, coding, testing, and integration.
This work is 100% in the office. There is no remote work.
This position can be filled as an Associate Embedded Software Engineer or Embedded Software Engineer:
Basic Qualifications for Associate Embedded Software Engineer:
- Completed Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)
- Demonstrated Experience with Object Oriented Programming in C++
- Demonstrated familiarity with Git
- Familiarity with operating system concepts for embedded systems
- Candidate must be a US Citizen
- Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain the necessary level of US Government security clearance per customer requirements
Basic Qualifications for Embedded Software Engineer:
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of experience or a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience.
- Demonstrated Experience with Object Oriented Programming in C++
- Demonstrated familiarity with Git
- Familiarity with operating system concepts for embedded systems
- Candidate must be a US Citizen
- Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain the necessary level of US Government security clearance per customer requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficient with C and C++
- Familiarity in Software architecture (design patterns, objected oriented design)
- Experience testing, debugging, and integrating Embedded Software
- Knowledge with scripting languages (Python, C, Pytest, Robot Framework etc.)
- Familiarity with multi-threaded software and protection
- Experience with test equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, etc.
- Familiarity with I2C/SPI communication
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Familiarity with TCPIP
- Differentiating characteristics include demonstrated leadership and teamwork capability, interpersonal communication skills and activities
- Familiarity with Atlassian tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Differentiating characteristics include demonstrated leadership and teamwork capability, interpersonal communication skills and activities
- Active Clearance
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Job Details
- Category
- Software
- Employment Type
- Full time
- Location
- Beavercreek; United States-Ohio-Cincinnati; United States-Ohio-Dayton, OH, United States
- Posted
- Dec 8, 2025, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 17, 2026, 10:26 AM
- Last updated
- Jan 17, 2026, 02:23 PM
- Compensation
- $69,300 - $103,900 per year
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