Staff Embedded Software Engineer-19012
Northrop Grumman · Roy, UT
$152,900–$229,300from the description
Jul 11, 2026
Roy, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A technical leadership role on a flight systems software team supporting a hypersonic defense program. The position centers on architecting safety-critical, mission-critical software, guiding the full software development lifecycle, and coordinating requirements, design, integration, and verification across cross-functional teams and suppliers using model-based systems engineering methods. It suits a seasoned embedded/flight software engineer with prior experience on DoD programs and leading technical teams.
Staff level · 12+ years · Ogden-Clearfield, UT · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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The posting titles this role 'Staff Embedded Software Lead' (T5 Staff Software Engineer internally), which maps to the Staff band — the experience ladder (8–12 years depending on degree) and explicit cross-team technical leadership scope support that classification.
The clearance gate is nuanced: an active DoD Secret clearance is required at time of application; the ability to obtain Top Secret / SAP access is also required but is framed as something to be obtained after hire, so Secret is the hard gate for start.
Total years minimum is 12 (with a Bachelor's degree in STEM); the requirement scales down to 10 with a Master's and 8 with a PhD. 12 is reported as the floor for the minimum-degree path.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a STEM field — the JD does not accept equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.
'Embedded software development' and 'safety-critical systems' are inferred from the role title and explicit description of 'mission critical software products' and 'safety-critical systems' in the Basic Qualifications; no single named tool or language is specified for the embedded stack.
DOORS and Cameo (and the broader Atlassian suite) appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The role is contingent upon program funding, which may affect actual hiring timeline.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): embedded software development.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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