Principal Engineer – Systems

Northrop Grumman

Principal Systems Engineer/Sr. Principal Systems Engineer role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on systems engineering and agile practices.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeOklahoma City • California, Oklahoma • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $93,900 - $174,500 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Systems Engineering with a focus on requirements development, verification, and Agile methodologies. Proficient in facilitating Scrum processes and maintaining effective communication across teams and stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Scrum Master DutiesSystems EngineeringAgile ExecutionRequirements ManagementJIRA Software

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Hard Skills

Requirements DevelopmentVerification PlanningValidation PlanningInterface Control DocumentsEngineering ReportsRequirements DecompositionTest PlanningIntegrationRequirements VerificationConfiguration Management

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsLeadership SkillsCommunication Skills

Tools & Technologies

JIRA

Certifications & Qualifications

DoD Secret ClearanceSpecial Access Program (SAP) Clearance

Industry Keywords

Aerospace Systems EngineeringSystems Engineering ArtifactsCross-IPT DevelopmentStakeholder CoordinationSprint Planning

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

In this role, you will be responsible for Scrum Master duties, such as facilitating stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and improving Agile practices within the development lifecycle.
Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning and manage interface definition efforts.
Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports.
Support interface/communication with program, functional and subsystem leads.
Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts following proper configuration management procedures.
Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of Systems Engineering artifacts
Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers.
Solicit input from various stakeholders and team members to synthesize data and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Support cross-IPT development of system level requirements and use cases
Work with Release Train Engineers to develop and execute scrum team plans and metrics
Manage project execution rhythm, coordination, and reporting activities
Utilize JIRA software tool (and/or similar) for issue tracking and resolution

Requirements

What you’ll need

Principal Systems Engineer 3 - Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 Years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline AND 1 Year of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Experience in at least one aspect of aerospace Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification, integration, and requirements management
Experience with Scrum Team execution and/or Agile execution
Sr. Principal Systems Engineer 4 - Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 Years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline AND 4 Year of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Experience in at least one aspect of aerospace Systems Engineering, including requirements decomposition, test planning, requirements verification, integration, and requirements management
Experience with Scrum Team execution and/or Agile execution

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business