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Sentinel Sr. Principal Systems Engineer; Spec Eng

Job in Roy, Weber County, Utah, 84067, USA
Listing for: Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-06
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Software Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Sentinel Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (Spec Eng) - *15027

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
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 Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer . This position is located in Colorado Springs, CO and Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The Sentinel program has an exciting opportunity for a Systems Engineer to join the team supporting activities including use case development, requirements definition / allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability.

Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:

  • 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 that they are properly represented in the model.

  • Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.

  • Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration)

  • The candidate will have experience in generation or review of design artifacts to support System Safety analyses utilized in maturing weapons system design for safety and support flight test and flight worthiness of complex systems.

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 positions 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Job Qualifications

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

    • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience with Master's degree, 4 years of experience with PhD
    • Must be a US Citizen with an Active DoD Secret Clearance with 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
    • 5 years' experience with C/C++, Java, object oriented design, or similar experience
    • Strong written and verbal communication skills of the English language is desired

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience using MIL-STD-882E or similar processes for hardware and /or software design development

  • Execute developed processes in Engineering and Manufacturing Development Phase

  • Software development or coding experience.

  • Experience using DO-178 for design development.

  • Experience developing in an Agile environment.

  • Model Based Systems Engineering experience

  • Experience developing missile flight systems software

  • Associate Safety Professional (ASP) / Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Certificate

  • Weapon System experience (Minuteman III or similar military or…

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