Principal Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman

Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer working with Northrop Grumman on the Sentinel program. Involves systems engineering, requirements development, and team collaboration.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeAlabama, California, Colorado, New York, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $79,300 - $131,400 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The selected engineer will be responsible for: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), development of requirements and multiple system engineering models
Coordination & collaboration with the System Engineering and Command & Launch Segment System Engineering Teams
Supporting system, segment, element and unit level trade studies
Definition of high-level functional and performance requirements and verification methods, subsequent analysis, decomposition, and derivation of requirements
Supporting a team of engineers to create, mature and present comprehensive and cohesive technical charts for milestone meetings
Identifying required contractual deliverables and non-contractual documentation
Coordinating and collaborating with diverse engineering design teams to assist in managing the technical baseline

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in STEM discipline and 2 years of experience; 0 years with master’s degree
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance
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
Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model
Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS
Experience in SysML or UPDM modeling languages
Proficiency with the DoDAF, UAF, or other modeling frameworks
Experience using tools to model large systems with multiple developers
Experience in Software and/or Hardware design

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

Model-Based Systems Engineeringrequirements developmentSysMLUPDMrequirements managementDOORSDoDAFUAFsoftware designhardware design

Soft Skills

coordinationcollaborationtechnical presentationanalysisdecompositionderivationdocumentation managementteam support

Certifications

Bachelor of Science degreeDoD Secret Clearance