Software Engineer - Product Owner Level 3 or 4

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Aurora
Posted on: April 1, 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. The 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 with 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 looking for an experienced Engineer to augment our team. Successful candidates will be experienced as software engineers and perform as an Agile Product Owner for our Processing Services team. In this position, the candidate will be required to understand system level software architecture and how the software is used in the mission spaces and how to decompose customer requests into stories without formal requirements guiding the process, understanding the best software development practices and the full software development lifecycle. The candidate will be expected to have leadership skills in the areas of motivating a large agile team that supports multiple products, handle prioritization with requests coming from multiple customers and understanding of when to delegate tasks or take them on yourself to prevent distracting the team. 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 opportunity 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: Principal Engineer Software (Level 3): Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of relative experience; master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relative experience. Sr. Principal Engineer Software (Level 4): Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relative experience; master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of relative experience. Active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility required at time of application. Must be willing to submit and pass a CI Poly after starting work Experience with Containerization, Kubernetes, Helm charts, Java, Atlassian tool. Experience developing in Javascript and helmfile, to the extent the candidate can troubleshoot issues, debug code and perform peer reviews. Understanding how to decompose customer requests into stories without formal requirements guiding the process. Leadership skills, including developing/mentoring a team using Agile methodology, process, and tools. A good understanding of system level software architecture and how the software is used in the mission spaces, understanding the best software development practices and the full software development lifecycle. Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 Secondary 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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