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Systems Engineer Level 2/3 - Sentinel

Northrop Grumman
AZCH02, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 13 Jan 2026
💰 $147,600/yr($79,300/yr$147,600/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim 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 Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer Level 2/3 to implement Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) for the Sentinel Systems Engineer position(s) located in Chandler, AZ. 

The  Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer will work with other members of the team to ensure that the Sentinel system architecture is captured in CAMEO.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for the development, decomposition, refinement and documentation of system, subsystem and component requirements and capabilities to support the Sentinel program.  This includes ensuring the system architecture is captured in CAMEO and corresponding requirements are captured in DOORS (and that the two are consistent).
  • The Sentinel Principal MBSE Engineer is directly responsible for supporting the overall System-level development effort including integration of subsystem elements into the overall System-level design architecture and related formal deliverables to the customer
  • The Sentinel Principal MBSE Engineer is directly responsible for supporting overall System-level end to end performance assessments of the Sentinel system and identifying and leading the resolution of systems performance gaps relative to stakeholder requirements.
  • Collaboration with senior systems engineers and other disciplines to support the development of the Sentinel deliverables
  • Lead small ad-hoc teams in the execution of tasking per the Integrated Master Schedule.

This position can be filled at a Level 2 or 3

Salary range Level 2 $79,300 - $118,900

Salary range Level 3 $98,400 - $147,600

Level 2 Systems Engineer Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience
  • Interim Secret DoD security clearance, or higher – work is performed in a closed area full time (100% onsite / 100% Closed area)
  • Requirements Decomposition experience
  • Experience with MagicDraw/Cameo Systems Modeler
  • MBSE Experience
  • DOORS or other requirements Management Experience
  • Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and nontechnical personnel
  • Demonstrated experience in requirements decomposition, validation and verification

Level 3 Systems Engineer Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience, or a PhD in STEM with no experience
  • Interim Secret DoD security clearance, or higher – work is performed in a closed area full time (100% onsite / 100% Closed area)
  • Requirements Decomposition experience
  • Experience with MagicDraw/Cameo Systems Modeler
  • MBSE Experience
  • DOORS or other requirements Management Experience
  • Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and nontechnical personnel
  • Demonstrated experience in requirements decomposition, validation and verification

Preferred Qualifications:

  • OMG-Certified SysML Professional (OCSMP) Level 1 & 2 Certification
  • Experience with Teamwork Cloud (TWC) and Branch Management of project within TWC
  • Missile Defense or Command and Control Experience
  • Mechanical Engineering exposure - ability to read and understand mechanical drawings

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