Senior Principal Systems Engineer — Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus potential

Health insurance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Sentinel SE&I Team in a predominantly on-site role. The position focuses on translating SOW requirements into MSSOWT and driving rigorous, traceable architectures aligned with program objectives.

Role requires leadership, strong communication, and collaboration with internal and external customers; relocation assistance may be available and security clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM; master’s degree with experience acceptable.
• Active DoD Secret clearance and US citizenship required.
• 5+ years Systems Engineer for Principal level; 8+ years for Sr Principal level; growth with experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate primary SOW requirements into MSSOWT for Subcontractor Statements of Work.
• Drive rigor, traceability, and architectural context for program objectives.
• Foster diverse, inclusive teams with mentoring and coaching; provide regular status updates.

Skills

System engineering

MBSE

MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint

DOORS

Jira

Confluence

Agile

Communication

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree preferred

PhD helpful

Tools

Teamcenter/CPLM

PrOP writing

DXL

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Systems Engineer for the Sentinel SE&I Team in a predominantly on-site role. The position focuses on translating SOW requirements into MSSOWT and driving rigorous, traceable architectures aligned with program objectives.

Role requires leadership, strong communication, and collaboration with internal and external customers; relocation assistance may be available and security clearance is required.