Senior Principal Systems Engineer - IPT Lead (MBSE)

Northrop Grumman; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 123,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Sr Principal Systems Engineer - IPT Lead in Chandler, AZ to guide complex missile program engineering. You will own trade studies, ICD baselining, and MBSE execution across a multi-disciplinary team, applying EVM for cost and schedule control.

Ideal candidates have strong systems engineering leadership, experience coordinating IPTs, and a CAM role, with active Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8+ years of related engineering experience OR Master’s degree in STEM with 6+ years of related engineering experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• Hands-on MBSE tools and practices experience (SysML, Cameo/MagicDraw, Rhapsody).

Responsibilities

• Lead system-level trade studies to evaluate design alternatives and support architecture decisions.
• Develop and baseline system- and subsystem-level ICDs including mechanical, electrical, data, and software interfaces.
• Apply MBSE methods to capture requirements, architecture, behaviors, and verification/validation plans.
• Serve as technical lead for multi-disciplinary teams (GNC, avionics, propulsion, structures, software, I&T).
• Act as CAM for assigned work scope, including planning, budgeting, tracking, and reporting performance.
• Implement EVM principles to monitor cost and schedule and develop recovery plans.
• Lead and coordinate IPTs, driving execution, risk management, and cross-functional issue resolution.
• Develop and maintain SE artifacts (requirements, CONOPS, specs, verification matrices, test strategies).
• Support integration and test planning/execution, including readiness reviews and anomaly resolution.
• Participate in customer technical interchange meetings and design reviews, presenting status and mitigations.

Skills

MBSE

SysML

IPT leadership

EVM

CAM

communication

cross-functional teamwork

technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

Jama

Cameo/MagicDraw

Rhapsody

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Sr Principal Systems Engineer - IPT Lead in Chandler, AZ to guide complex missile program engineering. You will own trade studies, ICD baselining, and MBSE execution across a multi-disciplinary team, applying EVM for cost and schedule control.

Ideal candidates have strong systems engineering leadership, experience coordinating IPTs, and a CAM role, with active Secret clearance.