Northrop Grumman

Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 14884-1

Northrop Grumman$98K — $184K *
Roy, UT 84067In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline with 5-8 years of relevant experience, depending on level
  • Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • 2+ years in complex information systems
  • 2+ years in system engineering processes for DoD phases
  • 2+ years supporting major program events in large system development
  • 2+ years creating and maintaining requirements in DOORS
  • 2+ years with MBSE products

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Digital Thread Integrated Product Team to develop systems engineering artifacts.
  • Engage in use case analysis and requirements management.
  • Perform functional decomposition and define system interfaces.
  • Conduct user acceptance testing to gather user feedback.
  • Develop architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
  • Manage requirements to ensure accurate representation in system models.
  • Establish processes for model development and tool integration.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
  • 401k
  • Educational Assistance
  • Life Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health & Wellness Resources
  • Employee Discounts
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

The successful candidate will support the Digital Thread System team across the full systems-engineering life cycle, from use-case development through verification. You will collaborate closely with members across the Digital Thread Integrated Product Team and with systems engineers for other Digital Ecosystem IPTs to produce rigorous systems-engineering and design artifacts, working with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature a Digital Thread design to provide effective and secure Digital Engineering capability across the SDS Division.

Your responsibilities will include engaging user community along with program and government counterparts for use case analysis; defining, allocating, and tracing requirements; ensuring those requirements are accurately represented in the system model; performing functional decomposition and interface definition; and performing verification activities.

In addition, you will develop the system architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture, modeling behavioral, structural, and analytical aspects of the solution. You will contribute to ongoing requirements development, management, and analysis while establishing unifying modeling techniques, procedures, and processes that enable seamless model development, tool integration, and team collaboration.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Collaborate with Digital Thread Integrated Product Team and with systems engineers for other Digital Ecosystem IPTs to develop rigorous and proper systems engineering and design artifacts.
  • Use case development, requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification.
  • Work with test teams to ensure successful checkout and verification of the system.
  • Perform user acceptance testing and similar engagements to solicit informal and formal user feedback.
  • Work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature DTS design as part of the Digital Ecosystem.
  • Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model.
  • Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical).
  • Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
  • Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration).


Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be fulfilled at either the Principal Systems Engineer (T-03) level or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (T-04) level

  • Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of related experience, 3 years with Masters, 1 year with PhD
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ability to obtain Special Access Program clearance
  • 2+ years in complex information systems
  • 2+ years in developing and executing SE process in a DoD Technology TMRR or EMD phase
  • 2+ years on large / complex system development supporting or leading major program events such as SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, TRR, SVR, FCA, PRR, PCA
  • 2+ years on agile or other incremental/continuous integration and delivery effort
  • 2+ years in creating, updating, and maintaining requirements specifications in DOORS
  • 2+ years in creating, updating, and maintaining MBSE products


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ability to obtain U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance
  • Familiar with Teamcenter/CPLM, Primavera, ARM, Gitlab, COBRA, Nexus, SharePoint
  • ICBM Experience (MMIII or Sentinel)
  • Experience with Agile, JIRA, Confluence
  • Experience with Integrated Functional Capability (IFC) process
  • Experience resolving issues and providing technical support
  • Experience using Microsoft (MS) Word, Excel, and Power Point
  • 3+ years writing requirements and/or verification plans
  • Capable of working with minimal direction and in team environments
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities
  • Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems of systems
  • Experience with defining and building cybersecure information systems
  • Experience with developing systems in joint collaborative environment between contractor and customer
  • Experience with defining digital engineering or digital ecosystem capabilities
  • Experience with hybrid and cloud-based information system


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 a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.

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