Sentinel Program Systems Engineer — Lead Technical Assessments

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

PTO & Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join the Guidance Computer team in Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel Program. The role involves leading systems engineering activities for DoD missile infrastructure, with a focus on processes, metrics, and data-driven governance.

You will collaborate with IPTs, manage DOORS-based requirements, and ensure technical quality while navigating security clearances and program milestones.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering and 5 years of experience with a Bachelors, 3 years with a Masters, and 1 year with a PhD.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.

Responsibilities

• Develop and publish top-level SE processes and policies for the program and lead SE working groups.
• Develop and track technical processes, strategies, assessments and metrics for effective SE execution.
• Collaborate with IPTs to understand metrics and improve engineering products and processes.
• Extract, automate, and report data from databases to leadership and customers.
• Identify gaps in processes and enable stakeholders to fix issues.
• Develop top-level engineering processes and governance including the SE Management Plan.

Skills

Systems engineering

Communication

Data analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

DOORS

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join the Guidance Computer team in Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel Program. The role involves leading systems engineering activities for DoD missile infrastructure, with a focus on processes, metrics, and data-driven governance.

You will collaborate with IPTs, manage DOORS-based requirements, and ensure technical quality while navigating security clearances and program milestones.