AI Software Engineer — Top Secret Clearance

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 138,000 - 258,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Discretionary bonus

Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an AI Software Engineer (Level 3/4) to join the Aurora, CO team. The role focuses on ML model development, training, and deployment within a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for cross-program collaboration.

The position requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, strong Python and ML fundamentals, and experience with the broader Python stack and MLops tools. Relocation and competitive compensation are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science with 5+ years of software development experience; Level 3 requires 3+ years with a Master’s or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
• Level 4 requires 8+ years of software development experience; 6+ years with a Master’s; or 4 additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must have an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at time of application.

Skills

ML fundamentals

Python

NumPy

Pandas

PyTorch

LLMs

Prompt engineering

Git

Docker

Bash scripting

Data pipelines

Model training

Statistical modeling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in science

Master’s degree

Tools

Git

Docker

FastAPI

Flask

gRPC

TorchServe

ONNX Runtime

MLflow

Weights & Biases

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an AI Software Engineer (Level 3/4) to join the Aurora, CO team. The role focuses on ML model development, training, and deployment within a fast-paced environment, with opportunities for cross-program collaboration.

The position requires a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, strong Python and ML fundamentals, and experience with the broader Python stack and MLops tools. Relocation and competitive compensation are offered.