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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Principal Software Engineer/Sr Principal Software Engineer - Payloads and Tasking Applications

United States-California-San Diego Posted today

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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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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. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal or Sr Principal Software Engineer  - Payloads and Tasking Applications to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Software organization.  This position will be filled out of our Software Engineering organization and will support the team on site in San Diego, CA . The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels. Duties and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Collaborate and work in a team environment with Systems Engineering, Cloud & Application, Test Automation, DevSecOps and Systems Test, in an Agile software development environment. • Participate in the software development cycle including prototype and graphic user interface design, implementation and delivery of build/test/release. • Work with object-oriented programming, design patterns, JMS, Web Services, XML and related technologies (i.e., XPath, XSLT, XSD) • Develop enterprise solutions for Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) in a SOA environment • Work in a process-oriented software development environment across the software lifecycle • Collaborate with team members on a regular basis. Basic Qualifications: • Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience. • Level 4: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience. • Experience using agile development, including participating as Product Owner, SCRUM Master, and/or team member in an Agile development environment. • Experience with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). • Experience with Agile software development, object-oriented architecture and programming, software integration and testing. • Experience and proficiency utilizing Java, Experience with Java microservices, Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications. • Experience with at least two of the following programming or scripting languages: Python, Go, C++, C#, PowerShell, VBScript, Bash, or KornShell. • Experience with Cloud technologies and service providers. • Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Top Secre

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