Sentinel - Thread Support Staff Systems Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Thread Support Staff (level
5) Systems Engineer (TSSSE) to join the Sentinel Systems Engineering team located in Roy, UT. The TSSSE will support the On-Target Effectiveness (OTE) System Capability Thread for the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program. This senior‑engineer position is highly visible and will work directly with the Air Force on the development, production, and deployment of Sentinel ground‑ and airborne launch‑control systems, launch facilities, launch control centers, and associated infrastructure.

The incumbent will hold delegated authority for the On‑Target Effectiveness thread.

The OTE thread focuses on the system‑level range, payload, and accuracy capabilities of the Sentinel system. The role offers a clear path to senior technical leadership.

• Serve as a subject‑matter expert and technical lead for the OTE thread, possessing end‑to‑end knowledge of the Sentinel program.
• Execute special projects as required for assigned threads.
• Act as the primary delegate of authority for the thread, overseeing all related systems‑engineering products and deliverables, including:
• Partner with program SEIT leadership and the Office of Chief Engineering (OCE) to develop a high‑quality technical baseline.
• Brief program leadership, customers, and stakeholders at program and technical reviews.
• Establish and facilitate working‑group/coordination sessions to ensure horizontal and vertical thread integration.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across the program, customer, and stakeholder communities.
• Mentor junior staff through formal and informal knowledge‑transfer activities.
• Define and allocate requirements down to the lowest component level.
• Produce architecture and interface definitions.
• Develop functional flows and CONOPS scenarios.
• Allocate performance budgets, conduct analysis, and manage margins.
• Conduct trade studies.
• Plan verification activities, coordinating required and expected verification products to the appropriate level of detail.
• Execute verification and validation, author requirement‑verification reports, and coordinate with customers.
• Ensure solution‑definition and design artifacts deliver a compliant realization of the thread capability.
• Develop integration‑test plans and procedures.
• Identify risks and opportunities and create execution plans to address them.
• Report and manage Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or…