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Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago

Sentinel - (STPA-Sec) Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer - 14774-1

Roy, UT

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$79K/yr - $119K/yr

2+ years exp

Northrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a System-Theoretic Process Analysis for Security (STPA-Sec) Engineer to join their Sentinel Mission Defense Team in Roy, UT. The role involves applying Systems Engineering principles and a holistic analysis approach to enhance safety and security features, while generating structured requirements and conducting risk assessments.

AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Execute combined traditional Systems Engineering principles, with a holistic system analyses approach in order to uncover any potential safety, security, or availability features using the existing STPA handbook guidelines, and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) workspace

Ability to understand and decompose systems to identify causal scenarios; aptitude to construct control structures and identify unsafe control actions

Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components

Lead and execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments

Lead in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders

Self-starters compelled to take action in the workplace without requiring prompting from supervisors

Support MDT with other duties as assigned

Qualification

Systems Security EngineeringModel Based Systems EngineeringAnalytical methodologiesRisk ManagementCommunication skillsSafety thinkingTeam collaborationProblem-solvingTechnical presentationSelf-starter

Required

Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience with bachelor's degree, or 0 years of experience with master's degree (for Systems Engineer level 2)

Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance

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 applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs

1 year experience demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings

1 year of experience in applying safety thinking to a complex system in a rapidly changing product or technology

1 year of experience in applying analytical methodologies to raw data in order to determine and present clear and precise findings and recommendations

1 year of experience performing against schedule

Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with master's degree, 1 year of experience with PhD (for Principal Systems Engineer level 3)

2 years of applying and understanding Systems Security Engineering principles applicable to US Government Defense Programs

2 years of experience demonstrating the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings

2 years of experience in applying safety thinking to a complex system in a rapidly changing product or technology

2 years of experience in applying analytical methodologies to raw data in order to determine and present clear and precise findings and recommendations

2 years of experience performing against schedule

Preferred

Active Top-Secret clearance with SAP Access

Direct experience with ICBM Systems

Experience applying Program Protection principles to US Government Defense Programs and applied knowledge in the application of SSE principles across a broad spectrum of security measures (Cybersecurity, Counterfeit Awareness, Anti-Tamper, HW/SW Assurance, OPSEC, etc.) to protect critical program information (CPI)

Experience developing Systems Security Engineering requirements for hardware and software assurance

Experience with Risk Management (identification and development of risks) and driving risk mitigations to closure

Experience with assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components

Direct experience with Model-based Systems Engineering (MBSE) concepts and tools (CAMEO, DOORS)