Sentinel - Horizontal Integration and Test Liaison Staff Systems Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 152,900 - 229,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401(k)

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 Staff Systems Engineer (level 5) to join the Roy, UT-based Sentinel program team. You will support system verification, test planning, and operations for AVE integration, coordinating with I&T and systems teams across the lifecycle.

The role requires DoD clearance, strong experience in verification/test, and collaboration across disciplines. Eligible relocation assistance is noted with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12 years of experience, or master’s with 10 years, or PhD with 8 years.
• U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, current and within scope, and investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period.
• 5 years of experience as an independent contributor, able to determine scope of work without discrete deliverables.
• 3 years of demonstrated experience leading cross-organizational collaboration.
• 3 years of back-end systems engineering experience (verification planning, execution, and system sell-off) and/or test planning and execution.
• 3 years of experience on the verification, test, or integration of large complex systems.
• 3 years of experience using DOORS and/or MBSE software such as CAMEO and MagicDraw.
• 3 years of experience with risk and opportunity development and management within a commercial or aerospace program environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of System Integration & Test (I&T) engineers, risk managers, and project managers throughout the product life cycle.
• Design and develop test plans and workflows for initial requirement analysis through execution.
• Work closely with internal element teams, including integration and test engineering, systems engineering, software engineering, mission, payload, quality, risk, and operations.
• Define complex test strategies to verify mission capabilities and support integration and testing of the AVE system.
• Identify enabling strategies to manage test implementation and execution from a systems engineering perspective, ensuring coverage and compliance with requirements.

Skills

System integration

Test planning

MBSE

DOORS

CAMEO

MagicDraw

Risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Systems engineering

Verification & validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

MBSE tools

CAMEO

MagicDraw

Risk management tools

Job description

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance Required: Yes. Clearance Type: Secret.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Position Overview

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Horizontal Integration and Test Liaison Staff Systems Engineer (level 5) to join the team located in Roy, UT in support of the Sentinel program. The role supports system verification, test planning, and operations for the integration of the AVE.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a team of System Integration & Test (I&T) engineers, risk managers, and project managers throughout the product life cycle.
• Design and develop test plans and workflows for initial requirement analysis through execution.
• Work closely with internal element teams, including integration and test engineering, systems engineering, software engineering, mission, payload, quality, risk, and operations.
• Define complex test strategies to verify mission capabilities and support integration and testing of the AVE system.
• Identify enabling strategies to manage test implementation and execution from a systems engineering perspective, ensuring coverage and compliance with requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 12 years of experience, or master’s with 10 years, or PhD with 8 years.
• U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, current and within scope, and investigation date within the last 6 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period.
• 5 years of experience as an independent contributor, able to determine scope of work without discrete deliverables.
• 3 years of demonstrated experience leading cross-organizational collaboration.
• 3 years of back-end systems engineering experience (verification planning, execution, and system sell-off) and/or test planning and execution.
• 3 years of experience on the verification, test, or integration of large complex systems.
• 3 years of experience using DOORS and/or MBSE software such as CAMEO and MagicDraw.
• 3 years of experience with risk and opportunity development and management within a commercial or aerospace program environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on aerospace/defense systems (space payloads, spacecraft bus, ground systems, environmental testing).
• Experience through all phases of the system engineering lifecycle.
• Experience with model verification and validation.
• Test bed planning and execution experience.
• Knowledge of hardware and software requirements testability, definition, block diagrams, interconnect diagrams, and software & hardware integration.
• Competence with risk management tools and processes.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401(k)
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 – $229,300.00. The range is a general guideline; base salary offers consider scope, responsibilities, experience, education, skills, and market conditions. Eligible employees may receive overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonuses, and long-term incentives as applicable.

Work Schedule

Standard work schedule is 9/80, allowing employees to work nine hours Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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 the Northrop Grumman EEO page.

Additional Information

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.