Manager Software Engineering 1
Northrop Grumman · Warner Robins, GA
$114,900–$172,300from the description
Jul 13, 2026
Warner Robins, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A dual-role position combining hands-on software engineering with team management, based in Warner Robins, GA. The technical side involves developing, modifying, and maintaining software across the full development lifecycle — requirements through formal testing — for defense programs such as aircraft self-protection systems, radar, and avionics. The people-management side covers leading a small software engineering team, conducting performance reviews, and supporting career development. Suits an experienced C/C++ or Ada developer ready to step into a leadership role.
Senior level · 5+ years · Warner Robins, GA · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Mid, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $160,841 (middle half $127,963–$194,607). This posting is about at that midpoint.
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 (8)
This is an explicitly dual-role position: roughly half the responsibilities are hands-on software development (C/C++/Ada, full SDLC, integration/testing) and half are people management (performance reviews, career development, staffing). 11-3021 is chosen as the primary SOC because the posting frames people leadership as a co-equal pillar and the title is 'Software Engineering Manager 1'; 15-1252 is the close runner-up given the substantial IC technical duties.
The title 'Software Engineering Manager 1' uses a numeric level suffix. Northrop Grumman's '1' typically denotes the first/entry level of the manager ladder (a small-team manager), which maps to a Senior-band scope — not Staff or Principal. The level advertised in the title is set to Mid to reflect the '1' numeric level in the title.
Clearance: the JD states 'Able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance' as a basic qualification (not an active clearance required at start), and the header confirms 'CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No'. However, the clearance requirement is set to Secret because the ability to obtain one is a hard gate for employment.
The C/C++ and Ada requirement is stated as 'C/C++ and/or Ada' — these are listed as interchangeable options satisfying a single proficiency gate, so C++ is the primary skill with Ada as an alternative. Ada also appears separately under Preferred Qualifications as a standalone preferred skill.
JIRA, Bitbucket, and Smart Git (Git) appear only under Preferred Qualifications.
The 'software lifecycle' skill captures the hard-gated requirement for proficiency across the full formal software lifecycle (requirements through formal testing); no specific named tool is cited for this gate beyond the process itself — it is retained because the JD explicitly gates on it as a distinct competency.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): software lifecycle.
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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