Sr. Principal Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer - 18305*

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 108,800 - 203,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal/Principal Systems Engineer in Huntsville, AL, focusing on MBSE and architecture development for cruise-missile subsystems. The role requires strong DOORS/CAMEO experience and active DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities include end-to-end traceability, architecture definition, and cross-functional collaboration with internal teams and external partners. The position offers a robust benefits package and a 9/80 schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years relevant experience.
• Master’s or PhD with fewer years may qualify.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Decompose requirements into detailed specs with end-to-end traceability.
• Develop functional architectures, use cases, and concepts of operations for cruise-missile subsystems.
• Lead hardware-in-the-loop, developmental flight, and test integration across software/hardware.
• Create technical roadmaps and integration plans for the TMRR phase.
• Identify and mitigate program risks with risk-management plans.
• Facilitate cross-functional reviews and ensure standards adherence.
• Produce design reviews, trade studies, interfaces, and requirements baselines.
• Support proposal development and bases of estimate for TMRR efforts.

Skills

MBSE

System architecture

DOORS

CAMEO

Risk management

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO

Jira

Confluence

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: 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 Strategic Deterrent Systems Division is seeking a Senior Principal/Principal Systems Engineer. This position will be in Huntsville, AL, and supporting the Advanced Programs organization.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Decompose and allocate system requirements into detailed specifications, maintaining end-to-end traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop functional architectures, use cases, and concepts of operations for cruise-missile subsystems, including model-based systems engineering artifacts (CAMEO, DOORS).
• Lead hardware-in-the-loop, developmental flight, and operational test integration, overseeing verification and validation of software and hardware components.
• Create and manage technical-maturation roadmaps and integration plans for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate program risks, producing risk-management plans and supporting decision-making.
• Facilitate cross-functional working groups and model-capability reviews, ensuring adherence to standards and processes.
• Produce key systems-engineering deliverables such as design reviews, trade studies, interface control documents, and requirements baselines.
• Contribute to proposal development, RFP/RFS responses, and Bases of Estimate for TMRR efforts.
• Act as a Systems Engineering liaison with internal teams, external partners, and customers, providing expertise and guidance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelors degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of relevant experience, OR a Masters degree and 3 years of relevant experience, OR a PhD and 1 years of relevant experience.
• Senior Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of related experience, 6 years with Masters, 4 years with PhD Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, 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, as determined by the company to meet its business needs 3+ (Principal) 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience assessing and managing program risks in a defense-acquisition environment. 3+ (Principal), 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience with DOORS and CAMEO and recent MBSE work including architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active US Government Top Secret Clearance.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• 3+ (Principal) 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience with DoD weapon-system conceptual and preliminary design, particularly for test and integration.
• 3+ (Principal) 5+ (Sr. Principal) years of experience with Flight-test planning and development of test procedures for cruise-missile systems.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence) for software development and integration.
• Recent requirements development and decomposition experience.
• Specifically deriving requirements for supplier specifications.
• Flight systems architecture development experience In either the missile or unmanned aircraft domain.
• System Requirements Review experience.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

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

This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80.

Salary

• Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.