Senior Principal Mission Assurance Engineer – Safety & Reliability

Northrop Grumman

Lead Mission Assurance Engineer on C2BMC program at Northrop Grumman. Focus on safety and reliability functions for missile defense operations with a collaborative team.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeColorado Springs • Alabama, Colorado • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $129,300 - $203,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee all joint team efforts, including resource planning and coordination with other program leadership to produce team status and metric reporting
Attend iteration planning and coordinate planning for the team as needed
Participate in leadership meetings alongside other POs and the Technical Leadership team
Monitor team deliverables and non-deliverables to ensure contractual obligations are fulfilled
Elevate challenges or findings through the proper channel
Update NT stakeholders on statuses
Manage obstacles that hinder the team’s tasks and deliverables

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering (preferred), Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field from an accredited university, along with 8 years of experience; or a Master’s degree (preferred) in a related field with 6 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a related discipline with 4 years of relevant work experience
Applicants must have a current, active in-scope DoD-issued Secret security clearance at the time of application, which is required to start
Willingness to travel 10% of the time for business needs
Experience with generating proposals and BOEs
Understanding of C2BMC RAM requirements, customer deliverables, and other work products
Working knowledge of the C2BMC safety program, including related customer deliverables and other work products
Formal or informal team leadership experience, including coaching and providing performance feedback

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
Flexible Work Arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

resource planningmetric reportingiteration planningproposal generationBOE generationC2BMC RAM requirementsC2BMC safety program

Soft Skills

team leadershipcoachingperformance feedbackcommunicationproblem-solving

Certifications

DoD-issued Secret security clearance