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Sr. Principal Agile Product Owner - Space/Satellite Systems (TS clearance required)

Northrop Grumman
COCO07, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Apr 2026
💰 $193,900/yr($129,300/yr$193,900/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Sector is looking for you to join our team as a Product Owner for a software product team Onsite in Colorado Springs, CO 

 

The Northrop Grumman Space Sector is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft.  We support Tactical Space Superiority Missions with unique solutions that solve Government needs across multiple programs and advance warfighter capabilities.

Job Description:

  • Serve as the Product Owner and Principal Investigator of a software development team

  • To serve as an Architect for a large Complex Mod/Sim Environment

  • Serve as the CAM, keep budget updated, manage staffing plan

  • Regular briefings to Executive Leadership and Customers

  • Coordinate and prioritize the needs for multiple stakeholders across multiple products

  • ​To work with stakeholders, both internal and external, to develop solutions to solve Government needs across multiple programs and advance warfighter capabilities

  • Own the integrated Product Roadmap, defining the priorities of software capabilities consistent with stakeholder mission needs

  • Iterate Product Roadmap with the stakeholder to address evolving priorities

  • Decompose stakeholders’ needs to create, refine, and prioritize the product backlog; support all aspects of backlog refinement and story mapping

  • Drive performance of the team to accomplish sprint and release commitments, escalate and remove impediments, and participate in status and progress reporting to senior management

  • Engage in Program Increment (PI) Planning Activities; ensure PI objectives reflect customer priorities and business value, identify risks and dependencies for the Scrum Team and across the program

Basic Qualifications:  

  • Bachelor’s degree plus 8 years of experience, or a master’s with 6 years of experience

  • Software Development experience

  • Tactical Space Mission Experience  

  • Mod/Sim Environment Experience

  • 1+ years of CAM experience

  • Must be a US Citizen with an active Top Secret and ability to obtain and maintain SCI access at time of application

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Atlassian Tool suite

  • Systems Engineering Experience

  • RPO and Space Domain Awareness expertise

  • Product Owner Experience

  • Product Owner Certification

  • Current SCI clearance

  • Mission Planning Experience

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to work independently, and possess the poise and flexibility required to work in a highly dynamic environment

Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)

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