Senior Principal System Test Engineer - Sentinel (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 112,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Roy, UT is seeking a Senior Principal System Test Engineer to lead integration and system-level testing for the Sentinel program. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust test configurations, instrumentation, and data collection to verify requirements and support major milestones.

Your role emphasizes data-driven insights, test planning, and effective communication of test results to program leadership, while adhering to security and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with experience in testing and system integration.
• 8+ years in STEM with DoD-related environment preferred; Secret clearance required.
• Experience generating and executing test procedures and TRRs.
• Strong communication and test reporting skills.
• Experience with ConOps and test data analysis is a plus.
• Ability to coordinate across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and analyze integration and system-level tests for Sentinel program.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure adequate test configurations and data collection.
• Develop ConOps and optimize test resources to meet schedule constraints.
• Generate clear test reports and provide data-driven inputs to leadership.
• Coordinate testing across systems, software, hardware, and labs.
• Communicate test-driven insights to support rapid executive decisions.

Skills

System testing

Test planning

Documentation

Communication

ConOps understanding

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD

Tools

MATLAB

Python

HWIL testing tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Roy, UT is seeking a Senior Principal System Test Engineer to lead integration and system-level testing for the Sentinel program. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure robust test configurations, instrumentation, and data collection to verify requirements and support major milestones.

Your role emphasizes data-driven insights, test planning, and effective communication of test results to program leadership, while adhering to security and