Software Integrator Engineer Level 4

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Aurora
Posted on: April 2, 2026

Job Description:

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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. Multi-Domain Operations, a division within Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is known for pushing the boundaries of innovation, redefining engineering capabilities, and driving advances in various sciences through cutting-edge technology. Our team is chartered by providing the skills, and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. We are seeking experienced Software Integrators to join our team and contribute to the managing complex, company systems and multi-vendor IT environments to ensure system interoperability. This role will require the selected candidate to connect different hardware, software, and networking, into a single, cohesive, and functional, optimized, and secure system. Our Software Integrators act as consultants, designers, and builders, analyzing internal and customer needs to integrate disparate subsystems for better performance and efficiency. A solid grasp of systems integration lifecycle and best practices is critical, including testing, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD). The Software Integrator will work within an Agile team supporting multiple software and hardware products/baselines, prioritizing enhancements, and managing tasks efficiently to ensure smooth delivery of an integrated baseline/system. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of system level software and hardware architecture, how software and hardware components interact within complex systems, and how to translate customer needs into actionable development tasks. About our organization: As an engineer, you'll be joining our growing Aurora Software department which has 200 Software Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, and Network Engineer peers from entry-level to the most senior chief engineers and architects. Staff Software Engineers frequently get into informal (example: Subject Matter Expert) and formal technical leadership roles within their programs, as applicable and per interest. We have plenty of opportunities for career advancement into higher level technical roles or leadership positions. Our Software Department is part of a larger organization that includes Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test staff as well as a Hardware Engineering unit. This larger organization influences cross-program collaboration, professional development and training, as well as engagement and inclusion activities such as lunch-n-learns, campus events, and leadership mixers. Basic Qualifications: Sr. Principal (level 4): Bachelor’s degree in Science with 8 years of software development experience; 6 years with a Master's; or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree. An active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility is required at time of application. Experience debugging and solving problems when things do not work out of the box Experience working in a cross-functional agile team Familiarly working in a Linux environment Having a basic understanding of java Experience building and maintaining configuration management documentation Experience in hardware/software integration Experience in hardware command protocols (SNMP, GEMS, as examples) Primary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00 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. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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