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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 anAssociate Software Engineer. This position will be located at our Defense Systems Sector in Hollywood, MD.\nThe qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’sCommand and Control Weapons Division.\nThe selected candidate will design, develop, document, test and debug applications software and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions. Other duties include:\nConduct 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.\nDetermine computer user needs.\nAnalyze system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques and controls.\nPrepare operating instructions.\nDesign and develop compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.\nEnsures software standards are met.\nBasic Qualifications:\nA candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:\nBe completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027.\nBe majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.\nBe 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). 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