Sr. Principal Specialty Reliability Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Uttar Pradesh; On-site; INR 11,729,000 - 17,593,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Specialty Reliability Systems Engineer (level 4) to join its Roy, UT team. The role focuses on defining architecture, managing system requirements, and delivering rigorous reliability analyses for nuclear certified systems.

The position requires a U.S. citizenship with an active DoD Secret clearance and eligibility to obtain Top Secret/SAP approval. The role includes competitive benefits and a 9/80 work schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of related engineering experience (6 years with a Masters, 4 years with a PhD).
• Active DoD Secret clearance required at time of application, ability to obtain Top Secret and SAP approval.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve system architecture.
• Generate and manage requirements across the system hierarchy and create verification methodologies.
• Produce technical customer deliverables (trade studies, matrices, status reports) for leadership.
• Lead lab-based demonstrations and HIL tests to validate architecture and interfaces.
• Perform reliability assessments and develop related requirements for nuclear-certified systems.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in cross-functional design reviews.
• Ensure compliance with CMMI, DO178C/DO254, MILSTD498 and configuration management standards.

Skills

System architecture

Reliability modeling

Requirements management

Customer presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Specialty Reliability Systems Engineer (level 4) to join its team. This position is in Roy UT.

What You Will Get To Do

The Flight Systems Futures operating unit within Strategic Deterrent Systems focuses on the design, development, and demonstration of hypersonic re‑entry vehicles and advanced payloads, with an emphasis on rapid development and prototyping aligned to specific customer missions. We operate in a fast‑paced, mission‑driven environment where innovative concepts are matured quickly into credible, testable solutions that address our nation’s most demanding strategic deterrence needs.

• Contribute to the definition and evolution of system architecture.
• Generate and manage requirements across the system hierarchy; create verification methodologies that satisfy program, DoD, and nuclear safety standards.
• Produce technical customer deliverables (trade studies, compliance matrices, status reports) for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Lead lab based demonstrations and hardware in the loop (HIL) tests to validate architecture and interface behavior.
• Perform reliability assessments and support the development of reliability related requirements for nuclear certified systems.
• Participate in cross functional design, trade, and verification reviews; mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure compliance with Northrop Grumman engineering processes (CMMI, DO178C/DO254, MILSTD498) and configuration management standards.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 8 Years of related engineering experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, current and within scope.
• Must have the ability to obtain TOP SECRET clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• 3+ years of system architecture experience focused on reliability modeling, failure mode analysis, and reliability requirements development for high assurance (nuclear surety) systems.
• 3+ years of demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations on multiple projects with competing priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• ICBM Experience (MMIII or Sentinel).
• 2+ years of experience in reliability requirements and assessments for nuclear certified or nuclear surety systems (e.g., NQA1, DOESTDxxxx).
• Experience resolving issues and providing technical support.
• Experience using Microsoft (MS) Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Capable of working with minimal direction and in team environments.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems of systems.
• Experience developing systems in joint collaborative environment between contractor and customer.
• 1+ year experience with Northrop Grumman engineering standards (CMMI, DO178C, DO254, MILSTD498, NQA1) and safety critical development practices.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.