Sentinel - DAPS Principal Systems Engineer - 14373

Job Summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer (T-03 Level) to support the Data Acquisition and Processing System within the System Test Team for the Sentinel program. The role is located in Roy, UT.

Clearance & Travel

Clearance required: Yes.
Clearance type: Secret.
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and deployment of the Data Acquisition and Processing System to support flight test data handling at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
• System architecture and requirements development.
• Flight test data processing, including best‑bit selection of raw telemetry data and performing data quality checks.
• System performance assessment, requirements analysis, verification and validation, design, development, and integration.
• Create technical reports and present metric reports.
• Interface with internal and external customers.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with a minimum of 5 years of related experience; 3 years with a Master’s; or 1 year with a PhD.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (< 6 years), with the ability to obtain a U.S. Government DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• 2 years of experience with DOORS or CAMEO.
• Experience with Systems Engineering Principles or understanding of the Systems Engineering V.
• Understanding of functional requirement development, requirements analysis, functional analysis, trades, and architecture definition.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar.
• ICBM experience.
• Experience soliciting input from internal and external stakeholders, synthesizing data, and communicating complex results to technical and non‑technical stakeholders at various levels.
• Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira.
• Advanced use of standard Microsoft Office products including development tools.
• Experience with modern Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) principles and SysML Modeling Language.
• Active Top Secret security clearance with adjudication in the last 6 years.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage.
• 401k.
• Educational Assistance.
• Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions.
• Paid Time Off.
• Health & Wellness Resources.
• Employee Discounts.

Schedule

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.

Salary

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

Equal Opportunity Statement

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, visit our website. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.