ENGINEER SOFTWARE 3
HII · Newport News, VA
$95,000–$119,000from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Newport News, VA
Jul 20, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
Mid level · 5+ years · Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Posted 3 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 90 people in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 40–140
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
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 $131,929 (middle half $101,412–$164,081). 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 (5)
All concrete technical skills (embedded systems, Java, Linux, networking, virtual machines, relational databases) appear exclusively under the 'Nice to Have' section and are therefore preferred, not required gates.
The degree requirement is tiered: Bachelor's + 5 years, Master's + 3 years, or Ph.D. + 0 years. Bachelor's is the minimum formal degree listed; 'equivalent experience' is not offered as a substitute, so the degree requirement is set to Bachelors and the overall years minimum reflects the 5-year floor for that path.
The posting states 'Clearance Not Required to Start' and lists an active DoD security clearance only as 'beneficial' under Nice to Have — no clearance gate applies.
The role is on-site at Newport News Shipbuilding; telework is explicitly not eligible.
The title carries no seniority level word; seniority is assessed as Mid based on the 5-year minimum experience requirement and the scope described (contributing across the SDLC on an established team).
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