Systems Engineer, Principal

Northrop Grumman

Systems Engineer supporting Sentinel Program at Northrop Grumman, handling architecture development and requirements management in aerospace/defense systems.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeRoy • Alabama, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $79,300 - $118,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supporting activities including use case development, requirements definition / allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability
Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts
Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design
Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system
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

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in STEM and 2 years of applicable engineering experience (Systems Engineer level 2)
Master's degree and 0 years (Systems Engineer level 2)
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher at the time of application
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
1+ year of experience developing or reviewing requirements within DOORS or similar tool
1+ year of experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems
Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5 years of related engineering experience (Principal Systems Engineer level 3)
3 years with a master's, 1 with a PhD (Principal Systems Engineer level 3)
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher at the time of application (Principal Systems Engineer level 3)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval (Principal Systems Engineer level 3)
2 years of experience developing or reviewing requirements within DOORS or similar tool (Principal Systems Engineer level 3)
2 years of experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems (Principal Systems Engineer level 3)

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

use case developmentrequirements definitionfunctional decompositioninterface definitionverification and validationrequirements traceabilitysystems architecturerequirements managementrequirements analysisDOORS

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunication

Certifications

DoD Secret clearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) approval