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The posting rules out sponsorship or requires citizenship or security clearance.
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No government sponsor record hereThis employer posted directly and does not match a government sponsor register.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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- No salary bar for this route
- H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsorship unknown
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
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.
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
We have an opening for a Staff Ground Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This position will be in Dulles, VA. This work will primarily be performed in a SCIF environment so onsite work is required.
Job Responsibilities
In this role you will:
• Advise on integration of new emerging industry technologies to the program’s systems
• Implement engineering changes to the system as required
• Review, analyze, and incorporate technical requirements into end-to-end system architectures
• Willingness to work Temporary/short-term off-peak hours assignments for time constrained HW/SW integration efforts
• Full lifecycle design, implementation, and unit testing of software
• Work with various team members to integrate functionality with other software components
• Ability to lead a team and/or provide leadership to drive solutions of complex problems
• Support software working groups with the customer
• Develop software products from all phases of the software lifecycle
• Develop and share technical documentation and presentations
• Identify and implementing new or improved tools and processes to increase team efficiency
• Perform technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems
• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
• Lead Engineering teams with program execution
• Mentor Engineers on all phases of the Program
• Support the software department, software center, and software sector in their day-to-day activities
• Lead a team of Software Developers, supporting their needs, training, and career growth
To be successful in this role you should have:
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with quick turnaround times and shifting priorities
• Proven troubleshooting skills and willingness to take on unfamiliar challenges
In this role, you will lead a High-Side Ground Software Development team and will be expe
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