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Sentinel Principal Engineer Systems Interfaces: ICMs 3436-2

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.

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 Principal Engineer Systems in support of the Sentinel weapon system program.  This highly visible individual contributor role will be in Roy, UT and will support the Air Force’s development, production and deployment of the Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) ground and airborne launch control systems, launch facilities, launch control centers, and associated infrastructure. This position may offer a competitive relocation package.

In this role, you will lead interface product development and integration efforts for Sentinel WS. As an interface team member you will participate in conducting weapon system interface development, design integration and verification planning. The primary nature of this role is in support of the Sentinel EMD program milestones.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Development and maintain Sentinel WS interface metrics for program leadership
  • Lead interface team program-increment (PI) and sprint planning for 50+ individual contributors
  • Present metrics and provide updates to leadership regarding interface readiness for MPE events.
  • Work with the internal and external Sentinel stakeholders to release interface products at technical review boards
  • Support interface trade studies and risk mitigation tasking.

Basic Qualification for a Principal Engineer Systems:

  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field & 5 years of related experience; Master's degree in a STEM field & 3 years of related experience; PhD in a STEM field & 1 years of related experience
  • Working knowledge of systems engineering principles and processes
  • Ability to collaborate and contribute to technical discussions with team members, cross-organizational teams, and management
  • Ability to provide direction to multiple SCRUM teams and product owners.
  • 1+ years of experience supporting interface CDRL development for Sentinel EMD.
  • 1+ years of experience working with MBSE tools (Cameo)
  • Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years         
  • Must have Special Access Program (SAP) for Sentinel Program

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 1+ years of experience managing requirements in DOORS
  • 1+ years of experience working with Systems Engineering and Integration and Test (SEIT) processes on the Sentinel Program
  • 1+ year of experience with Agile methodologies and tools (JIRA/Confluence)
  • 1+ years of experience supporting trades studies

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

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the 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 are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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