Sentinel Principal Systems Engineer (Verification)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Roy, UT, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer (level 3) to join the Sentinel program. You will coordinate verification strategies, decompose requirements, and liaise across units to ensure compliance with DoD standards.

A strong engineering background and ability to work with government stakeholders are essential. The role requires a U.S. citizen with clearance eligibility, experience with DoD security regimes, and familiarity with DOORS/JIRA/Confluence in an Agile setup.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years of related experience, or 3+ years with a master’s degree, or 1 year with a PhD.
• Experience in systems engineering requirement development and verification processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to present technical details to peers and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Sentinel systems engineering strategy for requirements verification against military/industry standards.
• Serve as a cross-functional liaison on how verification is handled within the program.
• Decompose, allocate, and verify requirement specifications for Sentinel performance.
• Coordinate verification status reporting to department leadership.
• Coordinate with SMEs and teams to ensure proper decomposition of lower-level requirements.
• Manage system-level information and engage with US Government stakeholders to ensure requirements are met.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements verification

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Roy, UT, seeks a Principal Systems Engineer (level 3) to join the Sentinel program. You will coordinate verification strategies, decompose requirements, and liaise across units to ensure compliance with DoD standards.

A strong engineering background and ability to work with government stakeholders are essential. The role requires a U.S. citizen with clearance eligibility, experience with DoD security regimes, and familiarity with DOORS/JIRA/Confluence in an Agile setup.