Sr Principal Systems Engineer - Wing Test Capability Lead - 20177

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

3d•$122,800 - $184,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is hiring a Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to serve as Wing Test Capability Lead on the Sentinel Program in Roy, Utah. The role is part of the Systems Engineering & Integration team and supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production, and deployment of ICBM ground and airborne launch control systems, launch facilities, and associated infrastructure. The position leads a small systems engineering team and coordinates across program disciplines to ensure wing-level operational tests are fully represented in the Sentinel technical baseline. The engineer works with Air Force customers and other stakeholders to identify needs, develop requirements and architecture, and maintain requirements traceability. Work includes developing system architecture and engineering artifacts in a model-based environment, particularly with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, and establishing model development, tool integration, and team integration methods and processes. The role is based in Roy, Utah, requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship, and involves travel 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. The standard schedule is 9/80, with every other Friday off. The listed primary salary range is $122,800–$184,200. The position is full-time and offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), educational assistance, life insurance, employee assistance programs, paid time off, wellness resources, and employee discounts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science with 8 years of experience, master’s degree with 6 years, or Ph.D. with 4 years (T04).
U.S. citizenship.
Active DoD Secret clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years.
Ability to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company.
At least 2 years of experience with requirements management, analysis, or allocation.
At least 2 years of experience with MBE/MBSE practices, languages, or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody, or MagicDraw.
At least 2 years of experience in one or more of the following: Command & Control, physical security, cybersecurity, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications systems or processes, communications systems, facility design, or complex military aerospace development.
Ability to travel 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
Master’s degree in a STEM field.
Experience working with DoD government or military personnel.
Experience with operational testing or operational test planning for complex aerospace systems such as MMIII, B-21, B-2, or Sentinel.
At least 3 years of experience in model-based systems engineering, thread-based system decomposition, requirements engineering, or system modeling in SysML.
Experience leading a team or driving performance against schedule.
Experience with task management tools, preferably JIRA, and EVMS.
Experience with functional decomposition, interface definition, and use case definition.
Experience evaluating or writing requirements, leading small systems engineering teams, and decomposing functionality in CAMEO.
Excellent verbal and written communication, mentoring, and interpersonal skills, with ability to collaborate with senior management, customers, peers, and employees.
Self-driven approach, ability to tackle challenges and solve problems with minimal oversight, and ability to recommend solutions or process improvements to leadership.
Experience with complex system development on large programs.

Responsibilities

Lead a small team of systems engineers developing systems engineering artifacts for communications networks across the Sentinel Weapon System in a model-based environment.
Coordinate across System Test, Support Equipment, Systems Engineering, Command Systems, Launch Systems, and Flight Systems to ensure wing operational tests are fully detailed in the Sentinel technical baseline.
Work with the Air Force customer to identify stakeholder needs and support top-level requirements development.
Work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature program architecture content.
Develop and incorporate appropriate system requirements and ensure they are represented in the model.
Develop systems architecture in Cameo Enterprise Architecture, including behavioral, structural, and analytical architecture.
Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.
Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes for model development, tool integration, and team integration.
Support requirements definition and allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification and validation, and requirements traceability across the Sentinel Weapon System.