Sentinel (GBSD) Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer (14516-14518) - R10192690

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join their innovative team in Roy, UT. This role offers the chance to work on groundbreaking projects that shape the future of technology and defense. You'll oversee critical technical aspects of projects, ensuring compliance and quality while collaborating with diverse teams. With a focus on intellectual curiosity and problem-solving, you'll contribute to solutions that address some of the world's most pressing challenges. Join a culture that values your voice and offers comprehensive benefits, including a competitive salary, educational assistance, and a flexible work schedule. This is your opportunity to make history while advancing your career.

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering with a STEM degree.
• Experience with technical requirements management and project management.

Responsibilities

• Manage technical aspects of contract requirements and supplier management.
• Develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress and resolving issues.

Skills

Technical Requirements Management

Project Management

Microsoft Office Suite

Supplier Statements of Work

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

IBM Rationale DOORS

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Sr Principal Systems Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL and supports the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Oversees and manages the technical aspects of prime contract requirement flow down to the supplier management team
• Reviews status of traceability and allocation of requirements; manages schedules and prepares status reports
• Assesses project and technical issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, program managers, and data analysts

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

• Overseeing and managing the operational aspects of new and ongoing projects to support program technical and non-technical requirements
• Work side by side with Supplier Management Teams (SMT) to support the development of Statement of Work (SOW) and Supplier Data Requirement Lists (SDRL) packages in IBM Rationale DOORS software
• Capture, track and manage prime and subcontract requirements and maintain 100% traceability of those requirements from the prime contract to the subcontract level
• Interface with stakeholders to derive master contract requirements to support subcontract Request for Proposals (RFP)
• The ability to trace a master contract requirement to subordinate documents, ensuring compliance with the issued contract and specifications
• Assessing project issues and assisting in developing resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and customer-satisfaction goals and objectives
• Coordinate with technical leads and specialty engineering on tailoring of statement of work contracts
• Contribute to product and process quality by helping to define and track metrics and leading indicators
• Responsible for the development of the supplier statement of work template for the program and compliance document module
• Partner with supply management to enable successful flow down and traceability to the statement of work
• Utilize DOORS for Statement of Work requirement management, allocation and traceability

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems level (T03) or Sr Principal Systems level (T04).

Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 1 year with a PhD.

Sr Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.

Required for Both Levels:

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Experience with technical requirements management
• High level of proficiency using Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with Supplier Statements of Work

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of the following: Developing Statement of Work (SOW) and Supplier Data Requirement List packages (SDRL). Developing, implementing and providing updates on Project Schedules
• IBM Rationale DOORS software experience
• Previous Project Management (or similar) knowledge/experience
• Experience working with Air Force Manuals or Mil Standards

Position Benefits:

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

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Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00. Salary Range 2: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00. 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.

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.