Sentinel - Thread Support Senior Principal Systems Engineer - 20340

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
## Description

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Thread Support Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to join the Sentinel Systems Engineering team in Roy, Utah . The Sentinel Systems Engineering team provides the technical integration needed to ensure the Sentinel ICBM weapon system delivers an integrated, verified, and operationally effective capability for the U.S. Air Force.

System Capability Threads provide end-to-end technical leadership and integration for focused subsets of top-level system requirements. They maintain alignment across requirements, architecture, interfaces, design, integration and test, verification, and customer sell-off. Threads provide continuity across system elements, Integrated Product Teams, and program lifecycle phases to ensure system-level intent is implemented in the delivered system.

This position supports the System Operations Thread, which provides end-to-end technical integration for the subset of top-level system requirements associated with day-to-day missile-wing operations and operational test. The selected candidate will work closely with the System Operations Thread Lead, Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT), Office of the Chief Engineer (OCE), Integrated Product Teams, test organizations, and U.S. Air Force counterparts.

What You'll Get To Do:

- The role assists with technical integration, reviews key engineering products, identifies cross-thread dependencies and risks, and helps maintain alignment between operational intent and the system’s requirements, architecture, interfaces, test approach, and verification evidence.
- This role is well suited for an experienced systems engineer who enjoys connecting technical details to operational outcomes, working across organizational boundaries, and helping resolve the integration challenges that determine whether a complex system performs as intended.
- The successful candidate will gain broad visibility into the Sentinel system and contribute directly to the maturity of a mission-critical operational capability.

Specific Duties:

- Support end-to-end integration of System Operations capabilities across system elements, IPTs, mission phases, and external stakeholders.
- Assist with and review System Operations requirements, operational concepts, use cases, functional flows, architecture, interfaces, and verification products to ensure alignment with operational intent and end-to-end thread integration.
- Assist with and review requirements allocation, traceability, technical-baseline changes, and cross-thread dependencies through the lowest applicable level.
- Support working groups, technical interchange meetings, design reviews, and customer engagements; prepare technical briefings and review material.
- Assist with and review internal and external interfaces, performance budgets, capability assessments, Technical Performance Measures, trade studies, and technical analyses.
- Identify and track technical risks, issues, opportunities, and integration dependencies; support mitigation and closure planning.
- Support integration and test planning, procedure development, test execution, test-data review, verification planning, and verification-report development.
- Help maintain System Operations technical continuity, customer alignment, and end-to-end evidence supporting verification and customer sell-off.

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of relevant experience.
- Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet business needs.
- 2+ years of experience supporting ICBM programs, including Minuteman III or Sentinel, or complex aerospace, defense, command-and-control, mission-operations, or mission-critical systems.
- 2+ years of experience in cross-functional engineering environments performing systems engineering integration, technical coordination, or technical leadership responsibilities.
- 1+ year of experience developing, reviewing, or maintaining systems engineering products such as requirements, operational concepts, functional flows, architecture, interfaces, verification, test, or technical analysis products.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience supporting ICBM system operations, including missile-wing operations, operational test, command and control, launch operations, or end-to-end mission execution; or comparable experience supporting operations of a complex aerospace or defense system.
- Experience supporting a mission thread, system capability thread, operational thread, or end-to-end systems engineering integration effort.
- Experience developing or reviewing Concepts of Operations, operational scenarios, functional flows, requirements, architectures, interfaces, or verification plans.
- Experience with requirements allocation and traceability, Interface Control Documents, integration and test, verification, or customer sell-off.
- Experience with model-based systems engineering tools, practices, and methods.
- Experience with Technical Performance Measures, performance budgets, technical analyses, trade studies, risk management, or margin management.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing and presenting technical material to leadership, customers, and cross-functional stakeholders.

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
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Relocation assistance may be available for the selected candidate.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.