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$95,300 - $142,900
Benefits & Perks
•Competitive salary and equity package
•Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
•Parental leave
•Generous paid time off and holidays
•Professional development budget
•Equity
•Healthcare
•Parental Leave
•Learning
Required Skills
Python
PostgreSQL
React
About the Role
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.
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Sr Principal Systems Engineer for the Sentinel Aerospace vehicle team. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You'll Get to Do
The selected engineer will be responsible for multiple tasks within requirements, verification, and interfaces for the Aerospace Vehicle Equipment (AVE) Segment. The engineer will be responsible for performing tasks dealing with interface definition, requirement decomposition, compliance tracking, verification planning and verification execution.
The selected candidate will be reporting to the AVE Interfaces Lead. They would be responsible for Systems Engineering Interfaces artifact and design development for one or more of the Missile Elements (i.e. Booster Stages, Guidance & Control, Reentry Vehicle etc) in the AVE Segment-System.
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
Basic Qualifications
This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer level (T-03) or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level (T-04).
Principal Systems Engineer: 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
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: 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
Required for both levels:
- 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 Qualifications
- Experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture or Magic Draw (No Magic, Inc.) or other architecture modeling tools
- 4+ years of Systems engineering experience
- Experience with Do
DAF 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
Position Benefits
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
For more information, visit: https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/total-rewards-benefits/
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.
Additional Information
Clearance Type: Secret
Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Salary Range:
- Primary Level: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00
- Secondary Level: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00
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.
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About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman
PublicAn aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10,001+
Employees
Falls Church
Headquarters
$64B
Valuation
Reviews
3.5
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Work Life Balance
3.0
Compensation
2.5
Culture
2.0
Career
2.8
Management
2.5
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Pros
Good benefits package
Quality mentorship and professional development
Interesting technical work (aircraft building)
Cons
Below market compensation
Heavy bureaucracy and defense contractor culture
Difficult work environment and relationships
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Interview Experience
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Difficulty
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Duration
21-35 weeks
Offer Rate
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Experience
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Neutral 67%
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