Sentinel - Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer - 16396 - 16394

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

The Systems Engineering department of the Sentinel Program is looking to add a Principal (T03) / Sr Principal Systems (T04) Engineer for support of the Aerospace Vehicle Equipment (AVE) Segment, in Roy, Utah. The selected engineer will be responsible for multiple tasks within requirements and verification for the (AVE) Segment. The engineer will be responsible for performing tasks dealing with requirements definition / allocation, interface definition, compliance tracking, verification planning, verification execution, and requirements traceability.

This position's duties include:

• Requirement development, decomposition, and refinement based on knowledge of the functional architecture and performance budgets
• Ensure requirements decomposition and traceability
• Documentation of requirements verification planning. Verification planning will transition into verification execution which includes development and review of verification artifacts, requirement verification report generation, and management of the approval process
• Support TMRR execution including Preliminary Design Review (PDR) and Milestone B re-certification
• Support to incremental CDR execution eventually culminating in an AVE CDR
• Support to flight design reviews (FDR)
• Support the development of lower level requirements, verification plans, and PDR/CDR/FDR execution
• Work in a collaborative environment, across all system functions. Work with teammates across a wide variety of disciplines and get intimately familiar with all aspects of the Missile

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer level (T-03) or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level (T-04).

For: T03 (Principal): Bachelors in Science in a STEM field and 5 years of systems engineering experience, 3 years with a Masters, 1 year with a PhD.

For: T04 (Sr. Principal): Bachelors in Science in a STEM field and 8 years of systems engineering experience, 6 years with a Masters, 4 year with a PhD.

Required for both levels:

• Regardless of degree level, 2 years of Systems Engineering experience required
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• 2+ years working in requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of Systems engineering experience
• Experience modeling with requirements management tools such as DOORS
• Experience with complex system development on large programs
• Experience with flight hardware
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  

• 401k  

• Educational Assistance