Sentinel Deployment Lead — Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); Hybrid; USD 123,000 - 184,000; 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 seeks a System Deployment Capability Lead Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Level 4) to join the team across Roy, UT and other locations.

You will lead systems engineering activities for the Sentinel program, developing architecture, requirements, and verification across ground segments. The role requires DoD clearance, MBSE expertise, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure compliant, cost-effective solutions within complex missile defense

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
• U.S. Citizenship with active DoD Secret Clearance, in scope.
• Must be able to obtain SAP approval within reasonable period.
• 2+ years of MBSE/modeling experience with tools (Cameo, Rhapsody, or MagicDraw).
• 2+ years of experience with C2/NC3 systems, cybersecurity, or related domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small systems engineering team across multiple threads (RAM-C, System Safety, Human Factors).
• Develop and mature allocation of compliance requirements and life-cycle costs.
• Develop system architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
• Contribute to system requirements management and analysis.
• Create unifying modeling techniques and processes for team integration.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE practices

Requirements management

Cameo Enterprise Architecture

SysML

Team leadership

C2/NC3 familiarity

RAM-C considerations

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Cameo

Rhapsody

MagicDraw

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a System Deployment Capability Lead Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Level 4) to join the team across Roy, UT and other locations.

You will lead systems engineering activities for the Sentinel program, developing architecture, requirements, and verification across ground segments. The role requires DoD clearance, MBSE expertise, and collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure compliant, cost-effective solutions within complex missile defense