Sentinel - Human System Integration Engineer (T03/T04) - 17919*

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 98,400 - 147,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Human System Integration Engineer in Huntsville, Alabama. This role requires an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance and focuses on requirements, verification, and interfaces for the Sentinel program.

Candidates should have a relevant educational background, with at least 5 years of experience for a Principal level or 8 years at a Senior Principal level. Strong background in UI/UX design, systems engineering, and related tools is essential.

Benefits include medical coverage, 401k, educational assistance, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing UI/UX design principles.
• At least 2 years of systems engineering experience.
• Experience working with requirements management tools.

Responsibilities

• Interface definition for the Sentinel program.
• Requirement decomposition in engineering tasks.
• Compliance tracking for engineering processes.
• Verification planning and execution.

Skills

UI/UX design principles

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

MS Project

requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS)

systems engineering

strong oral communication

written communication

prototyping/wireframing tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in related field

PhD in related field

Tools

DOORS

Cameo

Teamcenter

Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence)

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time.

Job Overview

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Human System Integration Engineer (T03) or Sr Principal Human Factors Engineer (T04) for the Sentinel program located in Huntsville, Alabama or Roy, Utah.

Responsibilities

The selected engineer may be responsible for multiple tasks within requirements, verification, and interfaces for the Sentinel program from an FHE/HSI perspective. Responsibilities include:

• Interface definition
• Requirement decomposition
• Compliance tracking
• Verification planning
• Verification execution

Basic Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance, 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 required by the company.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing UI/UX design principles.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, and engineering scheduling tools.
• At least 2 years of systems engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of experience working in requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS).

Education & Experience Requirements

Principal Level (T-03)

• Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 5 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; OR at least 3 years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 1 year with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience can be considered as lieu of a degree.

Sr. Principal Level (T-04)

• Educational background in psychology, human factors, user experience, graphic design, industrial design, or HCI-related field from an accredited university, and at least 8 years of related experience with a bachelor’s degree; OR at least 6 years of relevant experience with a master’s degree; OR 4 years with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience can be considered as lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• Past or active employment with MMIII or Sentinel Weapon Systems.
• At least 4 years of systems engineering experience.
• Experience with DOORS, Cameo, Teamcenter, CPLM, Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence, etc.).
• Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations.
• Ability to build software prototypes for usability testing.
• Experience with visual design of computer user interfaces.
• Human Factors, Psychology, or similar degree.
• Experience with Human Factors in a defense contracting environment (familiarity with Mil-Std-1472G and ANSI/HFES 100-2007, DoD UI/UX Design Experience).
• Demonstrated experience with prototyping/wireframing tools.

Position Benefits

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

For more information on benefits, see https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/total-rewards-benefits/.

Work Schedule

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.

Salary Range

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00. Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00. 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.

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, visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.