Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 16306

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401(k)

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer/Senior Principal Systems Engineer in Roy, UT. This role involves leading system integration efforts, ensuring compatibility across multi-disciplined teams. Candidates need a strong foundation in systems engineering, demonstrated leadership experience, and a relevant educational background. The position offers competitive salary ranges and benefits, including medical coverage and potential bonuses.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience for Principal Systems Engineer.
• 8+ years of related experience for Senior Principal Systems Engineer.
• U.S. citizenship with active DoD Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership principles in engineering environment.
• Proficient in developing key system engineering artifacts.
• Participate in technical planning and requirements analyses.

Skills

Leadership

Systems Engineering

DOORS or related experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related STEM discipline

Master’s degree

PhD

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance required: Yes. 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer. This candidate will join the Sentinel Systems Engineering, Integration, & Test (SEIT) Segment and be a contributing member of the Software & System Integration (SSI) Weapon System Integration (WSI) team. This position will be located in Roy, UT or Huntsville, AL. The team is multi‑tiered and multi‑disciplined, assessing design compatibilities across Weapon System (WS) Segment teams. It serves as the objective integrators to ensure balanced requirement definition influences design space/decisions that ultimately ensures full‑lifecycle capability effectiveness. The candidate must understand the intent of WS design at the highest levels, drive engineering processes & analyses into specific product team designs, prove successful design integration, and analyze for potential gaps. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership and foundational systems engineering skills to drive process and technical gap resolution of interface and requirement design solutions to achieve program and contract objectives. Demonstrated ability to foster diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, is a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, and the ideal candidate will have demonstrated success collaborating and leading engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership principles – integrity, respect, organizational, communication, etc.
• Be proficient in the development of key system engineering artifacts such as requirement specifications and interface definition documents.
• Ensure appropriate coordination between SEIT and other integration teams.
• Participate in technical planning, verification, validation development, cost and risk considerations, and requirements analyses for integrated systems.

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3): 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related STEM discipline; 3 years with a Master’s; 1 year with a PhD.
• Senior Principal Systems Engineer (Level 4): 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 6 years with a Master’s; 4 years with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance with an investigation date within the last six years.
• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.
• Minimum two years of working experience on ICBMs.
• Minimum two years of systems engineering experience.
• Minimum two years of DOORS or related experience.
• Direct development experience of interface products (IRS, IDD, ICD) and requirement specifications.
• Experience with creating and executing schedules & technical recovery plans.
• Experience working across program organizations to find solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Past or active employment with MMIII or Sentinel Weapon Systems.
• Experience contributing towards various phases of a program lifecycle.
• Experience contributing towards various phases of the Systems Engineering "V" lifecycle.
• Experience with developing architectural diagrams.
• Earned Value Management experience.
• Risk Management experience.

Position 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.

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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.