Sentinel STPA-Sec Systems Engineer​/Principal Systems Engineer R10216430

Sentinel - (STPA-Sec) Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer - 14774-1 - R

Location:

Roy, UT

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance type:
Secret

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman seeks to hire a System-Theoretic Process Analysis for Security (STPA‑Sec) Engineer (Level 2 or Level 3) to its team. This position is located in Roy, UT supporting the Sentinel Mission Defense Team (MDT). 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 competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

The Sentinel Mission Defense Team (MDT) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified system engineer to serve as a System-Theoretic Process Analysis for Security (STPA‑Sec) Engineer, Level 2 or Level 3. You will combine traditional Systems Engineering skills with a holistic system analysis approach to uncover potential security, safety, or availability features using the existing STPA handbook guidelines, industry security frameworks (NIST, ISO, NISPOM), and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workspace.

You will generate structured requirements, decomposition strategies, and mitigations within STPA principles. This position will be located in Roy, UT and may offer a competitive relocation package.

• Execute combined traditional Systems Engineering principles with a holistic system analyses approach to uncover potential safety, security, or availability features using the existing STPA handbook guidelines and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workspace.
• Understand and decompose systems to identify causal scenarios; construct control structures and identify unsafe control actions.
• Assess and analyze threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission‑critical functions and critical components.
• Lead and execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments.
• Lead in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders.
• Be a self‑starter compelled to take action without prompting from supervisors.
• Support MDT with other duties as assigned.

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. This position may be hired at the System Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer levels depending on applicant qualifications.

• Systems Engineer (Level 2):
  Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience with bachelor’s degree, or 0 years of experience with master’s degree.
• Principal Systems Engineer (Level 3):
  Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with bachelor’s degree, 3 years of experience with master’s degree, 1 year of experience with PhD.
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
• Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances within a reasonable amount of time.
• 1 year of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs.
• 1 year of experience communicating effectively and presenting technical approaches and findings.
• 1 year of experience applying safety thinking to a complex system in a rapidly changing product or technology.
• 1 year of experience applying analytical methodologies to raw data to determine and present clear findings and…