Sentinel - Systems Engineer
Listed on 2026-01-02
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Engineering
Systems Engineer
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE
Relocation assistance may be available. CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret. TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time.
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. Employees are not only part of history;
they’re making history.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Staff Systems Engineer to join its team. This position may be located in Huntsville, AL;
Colorado Springs, CO;
Roy, UT; or Bellevue, NE and will support the Sentinel program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.
The Sentinel program offers an exciting opportunity for a Staff Systems Engineer to support activities including use case development, requirements definition/allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability.
- Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts.
- Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design.
- Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure they are properly represented in the model.
- Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical).
- Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
- Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration).
- 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 a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine‑hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
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Basic Qualifications- Degree:
Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university. - Experience:
12 years with a Bachelor’s degree, 8 years with a Master’s, or 6 years with a PhD. - Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance and an investigation date within the last 6 years.
- Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- 1+ year of experience managing requirements in DOORS.
- 3+ years of experience with Systems Engineering and Integration and Test (SEIT) processes.
- 3+ years of experience working with MBSE tools (Cameo).
- 1+ year of experience with Agile methodologies and tools (JIRA/Confluence).
- 1+ year of experience supporting trades studies.
- 3+ years of experience with C2, physical security, cybersecurity, communications systems, facility design, or military aerospace development.
- Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
- Understanding of the Systems Engineering V‑Model.
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS.
- Experience in SysML or UPDM modeling languages.
- Proficiency with DoDAF, UAF, or other modeling frameworks.
- Experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, Magic Draw (No Magic, Inc.), or other architecture modeling tools.
- Experience in Software…
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