Associate Software Engineer
ASRC Federal · Moorestown, NJ
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Jul 1, 2026
Moorestown, NJ
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A junior-level software engineering role focused on developing and sustaining a U.S. Navy weapons system. Day-to-day work spans subsystem design, implementation, integration, and testing within an agile team. Suited to early-career engineers with a background in object-oriented programming (Java, C++, or Python) and an interest in real-time, mission-critical defense software; a government security clearance will be required.
Junior level · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 4 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $135,966 (middle half $106,205–$168,771).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The JD lists Java, C++, and Python as interchangeable options ('Java, C++, or Python') — all three are captured as a single requirement with alternatives. Each is marked required as they appear in the Requirements section.
Clearance: the JD requires the ability to obtain and maintain a government clearance with U.S. citizenship required. The specific level is not stated explicitly, but the Aegis Weapons System defense context strongly implies at minimum a Secret clearance; classified as Secret accordingly.
Degree: a Bachelor's degree is listed but explicitly paired with 'or equivalent related work experience', so no minimum degree is hard-gated.
Experience range is stated as 0–2 years, consistent with the Junior framing in the title.
ClearCase, JIRA, xUnit, JUnit, CPPUnitLite, and CMMI are listed under 'considered a plus' and are marked as preferred.
Object-Oriented Design and UML are listed in the Requirements section with 'Familiar with' language; they are retained as required given their placement in the requirements block, though the 'familiar with' phrasing suggests a lower bar.
No compensation figures were provided in the posting.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Object-Oriented Design.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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