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Associate Software Engineer - Hollywood (MD)

Northrop Grumman

Hollywood, MDJob$76–114K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$76–114K/yr
Location
Hollywood, MD
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearanceBachelor's degree

Job overview

Northrop Grumman is hiring an Associate Software Engineer for its Command and Control Weapons Division in Hollywood, Maryland. The selected candidate will design, develop, document, test, and debug applications software and systems, and collaborate on electronic data processing systems. Applicants must be completing or have completed a bachelor's degree in a STEM field by August 2027 and be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software DevelopmentSoftware TestingSoftware DebuggingMultidisciplinary ResearchHardware CollaborationUser Needs AnalysisSystems AnalysisCompiler DevelopmentAssembler DevelopmentUtility Program DevelopmentOperating Systems Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree by August 2027STEM DegreeU.S. CitizenshipSecurity Clearance EligibilityGPA 3.25+Internship or Co-Op ExperienceWork ExperienceLeadershipTeamworkInterpersonal Communication

Benefits

Relocation Assistance

Full job description

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 Associate Software Engineer . This position will be located at our Defense Systems Sector in Hollywood, MD .

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Command and Control Weapons Division .

The selected candidate will design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Other duties include:

  • Conduct multidisciplinary research and collaborate with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.

  • Determine computer user needs.

  • Analyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.

  • Prepare operating instructions.

  • Design and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.

  • Ensures software standards are met.

Basic Qualifications:

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

  • Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027.

  • Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.

  • Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.

  • Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

Salary Pay Range : $ 76,200 - $ 114,400

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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.

Job Category: Engineering

How this job compares

Set against the 41,225 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$76–114K/yr
  • Maryland median$120–209K/yr1,012 salary ranges
  • US median$134–215K/yr32,917 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $95K, is 42% below the Maryland median midpoint ($165K) — in the lowest quarter of Software Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,226 open Software Engineer jobs in Maryland and 41,225 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (33,478 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 14,294 of the 41,225 open Software Engineer jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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