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Northrop Grumman

Senior Principal Software Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

. Support the Sentinel program.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRoy • Alabama, Colorado, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,600 - $196,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support the Sentinel program.
  • Work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives.
  • Invent the future with bold new ideas and a pioneering spirit.
  • Collaborate with teams to bring whole selves to work.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 8 Years with Bachelor’s in related field of study, 6 Years with Masters, 4 Years with PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree.
  • US Citizenship with Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
  • Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
  • Ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning.
  • Current understanding of software engineering best practices
  • Experience in software engineering, system design, software requirements, and test
  • Experience with Agile and working in a cross-functional Scrum team.
  • Experience performing Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA)
  • Experience designing for and writing requirements for Safety Critical Functions
  • Experience with USAF Nuclear Surety (AFMAN91-119) and/or Cyber Certification
  • Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and stakeholders across multiple Integrated Product Teams and Suppliers
  • Experience leading requirements, design, and integration of complex systems
  • Minimum 2 years Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
  • Able to create plans and standards for architecture, requirements, and design that can address selection process that accounts for providing safe, fault tolerant, and deterministic operation for critical functions.
  • Able to create system, hardware and software verification plans to address complete functional validation as described by the software requirements specification

Benefits

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

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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringsystem designsoftware requirementstestAgileScrumSafety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA)Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)architecture planningfunctional validation
Soft Skills
collaborationleadershipteam planningexecution managementcommunication
Certifications
DoD Secret clearanceSpecial Program Access (SAP)USAF Nuclear Surety (AFMAN91-119)Cyber Certification