How much do Government & Public Sector jobs in San Diego, CA pay?

Based on 1290 listings with disclosed salaries, most government & public sector jobs in San Diego, CA pay between $70k–$200k per year. Individual offers vary with seniority, company size, and specialization.

How many Government & Public Sector jobs are open in San Diego, CA right now?

There are currently 1,528 open government & public sector positions in San Diego, CA listed on Clera. New openings are added daily as companies post roles.

Which companies are hiring for Government & Public Sector roles in San Diego, CA?

Companies currently hiring include Northrop Grumman, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton, San Diego State Athletics, Leidos, among others. Browse the listings above to see every active employer.

Are there remote or hybrid Government & Public Sector jobs in San Diego, CA?

Yes — 277 of the 1528 open government & public sector positions offer remote or hybrid work (38 remote, 239 hybrid).

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Government & Public Sector Jobs in San Diego, CA (Now Hiring) — 1,528 open — Page 14

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.

Sr Principal Engineer Systems

Palmdale, California, United States · On-site

$142k–$213k/yr

Senior+

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opport…

Skills: Systems Engineering, Interface Control Documents, Requirements Decomposition, System Architecture, Verification and Validation

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego

Caseworker Coach I - Midday/Evening

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$20/hr–$22/hr

Entry level

POSITION TITLE: Caseworker Coach I, (Residential Support Specialist) Rachel’s Promise Center for Women and Children REPORTS TO: Senior Program Manager, Homeless Services, San Diego FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt TIME COMMITMENT…

Skills: Case Management, Trauma-Informed Care, Crisis Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, HMIS Data Entry

Northrop Grumman

Principal Production Operations

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$104k–$155k/yr

Senior

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities t…

Skills: Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Control Account Management, EVMS, MRP

Northrop Grumman

Engineer/Principal Engineer - Survivability (California)

El Segundo, California, United States · On-site

$101k–$188k/yr

Senior

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the TimeDescription At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunit…

Skills: Signature Design, Electromagnetic Analysis, Infrared Analysis, RF Measurement, Liaison Engineering

Amentum

Aircraft Mechanic I

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

Mid level$321M raised

Aircraft Mechanic 1 will perform daily Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance to comply with requirements of aircraft performing mission requirements. Aircraft Mechanic 1 may also be tasked with flight schedule and daily …

Skills: Aircraft Maintenance, Powerplant Repair, Structural Repair, Hydraulic Systems, Electrical Wiring

Northrop Grumman

Sr Principal Software Engineer - Integration and Test

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$142k–$213k/yr

Senior+

Skills: Software Integration, Software Testing, SDLC, Unix, Windows

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego

Caseworker Coach I - Mornings

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$20/hr–$22/hr

Entry level

Skills: Case Management, Trauma-Informed Care, Crisis Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, HMIS

General Dynamics Information Technology

Organic Repair Capability Assessment (ORCA) Team Lead SME

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$97k–$131k/yr

Senior+

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Program Instruction Support Job Qualifications: Sk…

Skills: Collaboration, Leadership, Planning, Strategic Objectives, Team Mentorship

Northrop Grumman

Principal Systems Engineer - Model Development

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$114k–$171k/yr

Senior

Skills: Object Oriented Programming, MATLAB, Python, C#, C++

Veterans Village of San Diego

Case Manager, SSVF

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$23/hr–$25/hr

Mid level

Job DetailsJob Location: Support Services for Veterans Family - San Diego, CA 92110Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $23.00 - $25.00 HourlyJob Shift: DayTitle: Case Manager Department: V…

Skills: Case Management, Crisis Intervention, HMIS, Housing First, Client Assessment

Mission Technologies, a division of HII

EH&S Manager (Mgr Env Health Safety 2) - 29454

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$106k–$130k/yr

Senior

Requisition Number: 29454 Required Travel: 11 - 25% Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt Anticipated Salary Range: $106,426.00 - $130,000.00 Security Clearance: Ability to Obtain Level of Experience: Management Mee…

Skills: EH&S Policy Development, OSHA Compliance, NAVSEA Standard Items, Incident Investigation, Root Cause Analysis

Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego

Caseworker Coach II -Midday/Evening

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$24/hr–$25/hr

Mid level

POSITION TITLE: Caseworker Coach II, Rachel’s Promise Center for Women & Children REPORTS TO: Senior Program Manager, Homeless Services, San Diego FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt TIME COMMITMENT: Full time (40 hours/ week); Midd…

Skills: Case Management, Housing Navigation, Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, Crisis Intervention

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.

Sr Principal Engineer Electronics

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$142k–$213k/yr

Senior+

Skills: Mission Management Systems, Data Recording Systems, Payload Integration, Software Interfacing, Military Specs and Standards

San Diego State Athletics

Associated Students Coordinator, Imperial Valley Campus (Student Services Professional IB)

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$4k–$6k/mo

Entry level

Position Summary The Associated Students Coordinator plays an important role in fostering student engagement, leadership development, and campus involvement at San Diego State University Imperial Valley. Under the genera…

Skills: Event Planning, Student Leadership Development, Administrative Support, Budget Coordination, Microsoft Office Suite

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.

Senior Principal Test Engineer

Redondo Beach, California, United States · On-site

$129k–$194k/yr

Senior+

Skills: Flight Test Leadership, Ground Test Engineering, Risk Management, Project Management, Test Planning

Northrop Grumman

Staff Test Engineer

Redondo Beach, California, United States · On-site

$161k–$241k/yr

Senior+

Skills: Flight Test Leadership, Ground Test Engineering, Risk Management, Project Management, Test Planning

University of San Diego

Public Safety Officer

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$29/hr–$29/hr

Entry level

Position Title & Department: Public Safety Officer; Public Safety Posting # 5661 Department Description: The Department of Public Safety supports the mission and goals of the University of San Diego by providing a full r…

Skills: Crime Prevention, Emergency Response, Investigation, Traffic Control, First Aid

Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Test Engineer

Redondo Beach, California, United States · On-site

$129k–$194k/yr

Senior+

Skills: Flight Test Planning, Ground Test Engineering, Risk Management, Project Management, Staffing Forecasting

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Inc.

Principal Production Operations

San Diego, California, United States · On-site

$104k–$155k/yr

Senior

Skills: Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Control Account Management, EVMS, MRP

Northrop Grumman

Engineer Hardware

San Diego, California, United States · Hybrid

$83k–$125k/yr

Mid level

Skills: RF Testing, Digital Hardware Troubleshooting, Electrical Engineering, Oscilloscope, Power Meter

Description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Sr Principal Systems Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA or Palmdale, CA. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team (IPT) construct.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

Support System Requirements Review (SRR) and Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of new development projects.

Work with a team of engineers on the development of system design, end-to-end traceability, data analyses, interface verification, and failure/anomaly resolution.

Independently develop methods to automate processes and documentation associated with design and testing.

Develop and produce artifacts that support design reviews, systems integration, verification, and validation.

Attends and/or prepares materials for presentations for Engineering Design Reviews

Develop, mature, and coordinate software interfaces and requirements to support the design, development, and sustainment of integrated components of a large system across multiple contracts.

Host and attend working group and review board meetings and provide insight and technical approval as required.

Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.

Understanding of the application and development of Interface Control artifacts and requirements in large systems.

Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong critical thinking, verbal, and written communication skills.

Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).

Can identify moderate architecture defects in presentation material.

Experience supporting Systems Engineering Milestones SRR, PDR and Critical Design Review (CDR).

Experience in full lifecycle of Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification and Coordinate verification plans among various IPTs.

Prefer Engineering degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Engineering Physics

Advanced Degree, Master’s or PhD.

Experience working on military aircraft / spacecraft systems.

Experience providing analysis and engineering support to new business development and proposal activities.

Experience in system architecture and Concept of Operations (CONOPs).

Experience in Interface Control Document (ICD) development and integration.

Proven ability to brief technical presentations to stakeholders.

http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

Government & Public Sector Jobs in San Diego, CA (Now Hiring) — 1,528 open — Page 14

Sr Principal Engineer Systems

Caseworker Coach I - Midday/Evening

Principal Production Operations

Engineer/Principal Engineer - Survivability (California)

Aircraft Mechanic I

Sr Principal Software Engineer - Integration and Test

Caseworker Coach I - Mornings

Organic Repair Capability Assessment (ORCA) Team Lead SME

Principal Systems Engineer - Model Development

Case Manager, SSVF

EH&S Manager (Mgr Env Health Safety 2) - 29454

Caseworker Coach II -Midday/Evening

Sr Principal Engineer Electronics

Associated Students Coordinator, Imperial Valley Campus (Student Services Professional IB)

Senior Principal Test Engineer

Staff Test Engineer

Public Safety Officer

Senior Principal Test Engineer

Principal Production Operations

Engineer Hardware

Sr Principal Engineer Systems

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