Northrop Grumman · 13 hours ago
Sentinel - Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer - 16396 - 16394 - R10210367
Northrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements and they are seeking a Principal Systems Engineer for their Sentinel Program. The selected engineer will be responsible for requirements definition, verification planning, and working collaboratively across various system functions.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Requirement development, decomposition, and refinement based on knowledge of the functional architecture and performance budgets
Ensure requirements decomposition and traceability
Documentation of requirements verification planning. Verification planning will transition into verification execution which includes development and review of verification artifacts, requirement verification report generation, and management of the approval process
Support TMRR execution including Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Milestone B re-certification
Support to incremental CDR execution eventually culminating in an AVE CDR
Support to flight design reviews (FDR)
Support the development of lower level requirements, verification plans, and PDR/CDR/FDR execution
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
Bachelors in Science in a STEM field and 5 years of systems engineering experience, 3 years with a Masters, 1 year with a PhD for T03 (Principal)
Bachelors in Science in a STEM field and 8 years of systems engineering experience, 6 years with a Masters, 4 year with a PhD for T04 (Sr. Principal)
Regardless of degree level, 2 years of Systems Engineering experience required
Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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
2+ years working in requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS)
Preferred
4+ years of Systems engineering experience
Experience modeling with requirements management tools such as DOORS
Experience with complex system development on large programs
Experience with flight hardware
Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
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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