Northrop Grumman · 14 hours ago
Sentinel - Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 17447
Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join their team. The role involves providing technical leadership for the development of interfaces and ensuring the effective integration of systems for the Sentinel program.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Will provide technical leadership for the development of Interfaces for Major Maintenance Vehicles (MMV) for the Support and Training Segment System Engineering, including architecture development for internal and external interfaces using MBSE concepts
The System Engineer Interface Lead will work with design and integration teams across Support and Training and other segments in program development
Using good interface practices to work Interface Requirements Specifications (IRS), Interface Control Documents (ICD), Interface Control Models (ICM), and other engineering and program documentation for the interface requirements for Major Maintenance Vehicles (MMV)
Performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for Support Equipment
Analyses are performed at all levels of MMV support equipment product to include concept, design, fabrication, test, installation, operation, maintenance and disposal
Ensures the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into MMV and total systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
Performs and lead functional analysis, timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies to translate customer requirements into MMV specifications
Leads, develops, and reviews Interface requirements within DOORS and CAMEO MBSE product toolsets
Create and maintain Interface Control Model (ICM) using NX
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years of experience or 6 years with a master's degree or 4 years with a PhD. An additional 4 years of direct CM/DM experience may be used in lieu of a degree
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, including Top Secret clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
1 year of experience in Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) Tools (Cameo, Magic Draw, Rhapsody or similar)
1 year of experience with Requirements management tools (DOORS, for example)
1 year of experience in NX for engineering development
Preferred
4 years of experience in System Engineering (SE) process, including 'V' Model and experience across multiple levels of integration
Understands Support Equipment and uses, i.e., Peculiar (PSE) and Common (CSE) Support Equipment
Experience with and desire to mentor junior engineers
Experience with large scale aerospace/defense projects
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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