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Sentinel - Systems​/Principal Systems Engineer

Job in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama, 35824, USA
Listing for: Northrop Grumman
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-09
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 87600 - 131400 USD Yearly USD 87600.00 131400.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Sentinel - Systems / Principal Systems Engineer  - 16888*

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Location:

Huntsville, AL, Roy, UT, or Manhattan Beach, CA;
Sentinel Program

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Systems Engineer (level
2) /
Principal Systems Engineer (level
3) to join its team in Huntsville, AL, Roy, UT, or Manhattan Beach, CA in support of the Sentinel Program.

The selected candidate will be part of the Command and Launch - Command and Control (C2) Product Engineering Team.

Responsibilities
  • Modeling, Simulation & Analysis for specific aspects of the system
  • Support analysis for requirement decomposition and traceability
  • Support MBSE strategy and implementation
  • Coordinate with sub-contracted product teams for compliance with contractual SOW and established program model governance
  • Contribute content for presentations to internal and external stakeholders
Basic Qualifications

This requisition may be filled at either the Engineer level (T-02) or Principal Engineer level (T-03).

Required For Both Levels
  • Must be a US Citizen with an Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance or higher awarded or reviewed in the last 6 years (or in continuous evaluation)
  • Must have the 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
  • 1+ year experience with MBSE and the Engineering V
Systems Engineer (T-02)
  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience, 0 years of experience with a Master's degree
  • Minimum 1 year experience with Modeling, Simulation and Analysis
  • Minimum 1 year experience in System Analysis using MATLAB, Python, ANSYS, C++, STK and/or other analytical modeling tools
Principal Systems Engineer (T-03)
  • Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related experience; 3 years experience with a Master of Science degree; 1 year experience with a PhD
  • 2+ Years experience with Modeling, Simulation and Analysis
  • 2+ Years experience in System Analysis using MATLAB, Python, ANSYS, C++, STK and/or other analytical modeling tools
  • 1+ year experience in team environments with leadership responsibilities
  • 1+ year experience creating, updating, and maintaining system performance documentation
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with Systems Engineering
  • Experience with Department of Defense and/or Missile Systems
  • Experience with Model Based System Engineering with DOORS or CAMEO and an understanding of DODAF and SysML
  • Experience with Product Engineering Development and Life Cycles
  • Understanding of Requirements Development and Decomposition
  • Experience with Agile Development
  • Experience with Atlassian…
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