Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago
Sentinel - Staff Engineer Systems - 17672
Roy, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$153K/yr - $229K/yr
10+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in defense systems, seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for the Sentinel Guidance, Navigation & Control team. The role involves driving technical rigor in systems engineering work products and providing guidance to junior engineers on interface definition and requirement decomposition.
AerospaceBig DataManufacturingData IntegrationRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Serve as Lead/Primary reviewer for Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Systems Engineering for higher level technical review boards
Drive closure of TBXs in GN&C Systems Engineering products and closure of requirement development
Run trade studies (as needed) for integrated GN&C products
Ensure horizontal integration across SE product teams
Ensure consistency across architecture and requirements decomposition
Provide support to environmental requirement development and test strategy
Provide support to Major Program Events (MPEs) including but not limited to ARR, IDR, FDR, CDR
Demonstrate technical skills, organization, effective communication, and problem solving
Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) with 12 years of experience; or Master's degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
5 years of Systems Engineering experience required
1+ years of experience in the full life cycle of Systems Engineering (requirements definition/decomposition, requirements/system verification, etc.)
Background in Requirements development, MBSE and/or verification planning
Preferred
Experience in requirements development on Sentinel program
Background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Electrical Engineering design, or Software development
Experience running trade studies and negotiating requirements and/or design features with the USAF customer
Experience with complex system development on large programs
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
Technical leadership experience in Systems Engineering
Experience with Engineering Board Processes
Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence) or similar
Experience with Critical Design Review planning and/or execution
Experience with one or more of the following disciplines: Guidance, Navigation, & Control, Electrical Engineering design, Software Development, Hardware-Software Interfaces
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
Recent News
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