Associate Software Engineer
Northrop Grumman
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Rolling Meadows, IL · $73k–$109k a year · Posted November 8, 2026
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Where Rolling Meadows, IL ranks
Where Rolling Meadows, IL placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Midwest26% · of 54
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Great Lakes26% · of 39
- #2Best cities for remote-friendly jobs22% · of 100
- #6Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Midwest6% · of 52
- #6Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the Great Lakes6% · of 38
- #6Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the Midwest13% · of 69
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $90,900 a year. Across 39 open associate software engineer listings that state pay, the middle half runs $82,500 to $102,500 and the median is $90,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 1% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among software developers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for software developers: 29% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of... ...to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! As an Associate Embedded Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging...