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Sentinel - Principal​/Systems Engineer

Job in Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84092, USA
Listing for: 0090 CORP-Corporate Office
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-01
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Electrical Engineering
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 79300 - 98400 USD Yearly USD 79300.00 98400.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Sentinel - Principal / Systems Engineer - 16308

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance Required

Yes. Clearance type:
Secret.

Travel

Yes, 10% of the time.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Systems Engineer (level
2)/Principal Systems Engineer (level
3) to join its team in Roy, Utah or Huntsville, AL 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 role involves assessing design compatibilities across the Weapon System (WS) Segment teams, serving as objective integrators to ensure balanced requirement definition influences design space/decisions, driving engineering processes & analyses into specific product team designs, demonstrating strong leadership and foundational systems engineering skills, fostering diverse and inclusive teams, and ensuring program and contract objectives.

Responsibilities
  • Demonstrate leadership principles – Integrity, respect, organizational, communication etc.
  • Be proficient in the development of key system engineering artifacts such as requirement specifications and interface definition documents.
  • Ensure appropriate coordination between SEIT and other integration teams.
  • Participate in technical planning, verification and validation development, cost and risk considerations, and requirements analyses for integrated systems.
Basic Qualifications
  • Systems Engineer (Level
    2): 2 Years of related experience with Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (STEM); 0 Years with Masters.
  • Principal Systems Engineer (Level
    3): 5 Years of related experience with Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline (STEM); 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year 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.
  • Minimum 2 years working experience on ICBMs.
  • Minimum 2 years Systems Engineering experience.
  • Minimum 2 years of DOORS or related experience.
  • Direct development experience of interface products (IRS, IDD, ICD) and requirement specifications.
  • Experience with creating and executing to schedule & technical recovery plans.
  • Experience working across program organizations to find solutions.
  • Experience with team leadership/management.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Past/Active employment with MMIII or Sentinel Weapon Systems.
  • Experience contributing towards various phases of a program lifecycle.
  • Experience contributing towards various phases of the Systems Engineering V lifecycle.
  • Experience with developing architectural diagrams.
  • Earned Value Management experience.
  • Risk Management experience.
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

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

Salary and Compensation
  • Primary Level Salary Range: $79,300.00 - $
  • Secondary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $

Base salary offers also consider scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Northrop Grumman also provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, and paid holidays and personal PTO.

EEO Statement

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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