Northrop Grumman · 3 months ago
Sentinel - Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer (FSS) - 14757 - R10194898
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Principal Systems Engineer/Sr Principal Systems Engineer for the Sentinel Aerospace vehicle team. The role involves leading the development of key interface artifacts and coordinating with various teams to analyze and maintain interface requirements for missile elements within the Aerospace Vehicle Equipment Segment.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Lead the development of key interface artifacts for the GBSD Missile (AVE). These artifacts include Interface Control Documents (ICD), Interface Description Documents (IDD), and Interface Requirements Specifications (IRS). Additionally, adding portions of their content into the MBSE model
Coordinate with various teams to analyze, develop, document and maintain interface requirements and design solutions
Work with the Integrated Product Team (IPT) Point of Contacts (POC) to review mechanical, thermal/structural, fluid, software and logical interface designs by leading Interface Working Groups between the interface stakeholders
Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of the interface requirements
Work with their MBSE counterparts to ensure the interface requirements are integrated into their designated model-based artifacts (e.g. DOORs, Cameo)
Support TMRR execution including Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Milestone B re-certification
Support to incremental CDR execution eventually culminating in an AVE CDR (includes execution of CDR, readiness assessment)
Support to flight design review (FDR)
Work in a collaborative environment, across all system functions. Work with teammates across a wide variety of disciplines and get intimately familiar with all aspects of the Missile
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 1 year with a PhD
Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret 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 of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
Regardless of degree level, 2 year of Systems Engineering experience required
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance, with a background investigation date within 6 years
1+ years working in requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS)
2+ years working interface control documentation
Preferred
Experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture or MagicDraw (No Magic, Inc.) or other architecture modeling tools
4+ years of Systems engineering experience
Experience with DoDAF and UPDM or UAF Profiles
Experience with complex system development on large programs
Experience with flight hardware
Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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