Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 18395

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available\n\nCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes\n\nCLEARANCE TYPE: Secret\n\nTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time\n\n## Description\n\nAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people\u0027s 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\u0027s 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 \u2014 and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they\u0027re making history.\n\nNorthrop Grumman Strategic Deterrent Systems Division is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer. This position will be in Huntsville, AL, supporting the Sentinel Program.\n\nWhat You\u2019ll Get To Do:\n\nThe successful candidate will support the team across the full systems-engineering life cycle, from use-case development through verification. You will collaborate closely with Integrated Product Team (IPT) counterparts to produce rigorous systems-engineering and design artifacts, working with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature a Weapon System design for a large-scale program. Your responsibilities will include defining, allocating, and tracing requirements; ensuring those requirements are accurately represented in the system model; performing functional decomposition and interface definition; and supporting verification activities.\n\nIn addition, you will develop the system architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture, modeling behavioral, structural, and analytical aspects of the solution. You will contribute to ongoing requirements development, management, and analysis while establishing unifying modeling techniques, procedures, and processes that enable seamless model development, tool integration, and team collaboration.\n\nSpecific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:\n\n * Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop rigorous and proper systems engineering and design artifacts.\n * Use case development, requirements definition, requirements allocation, requirements traceability, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification.\n * Work with technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature WS design of a large program.\n * Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model.\n * Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical).\n * Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis.\n * Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration)\n\n\n\nBasic Qualifications\n\nThis requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer level (T-03) or Sr Principal Systems Engineer level (T-04).\n\nPrincipal Systems Engineer:\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of related experience, 3 years with Masters, 1 year with PhD.\n * 1+ year experience in team environments with technical leadership responsibilities\n * 2+ years\u2019 experience in Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) (Minuteman III (MMIII) or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems.\n * 2+ years\u2019 experience in developing and executing Systems Engineering (SE) process governance documentation in a Department of Defense (DoD) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase.\n * 2+ years\u2019 experience in creating, updating, and maintaining requirements specifications in Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System (DOORS).\n * 2+ years\u2019 experience on large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production.\n * 2+ years\u2019 experience in creating, updating, and maintaining Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) products.\n\n\n\nSr Principal Engineer Systems:\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of related experience, 6 years with Masters, 4 years with PhD.\n * 3+ years\u2019 experience in team environments with technical leadership responsibilities.\n * 5+ years\u2019 experience in ICMBs (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems.\n * 5+ years\u2019 experience in developing and executing SE process governance documentation in a DoD EMD phase.\n * 5+ years\u2019 experience in creating, updating, and maintaining requirements specifications in DOORS.\n * 5+ years\u2019 experience on large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production.\n * 5+ years\u2019 experience in creating, updating, and maintaining MBSE products.\n\n\n\nRequired for Both Levels:\n\n * Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years\n * Must have Special Access Program (SAP) clearance with access to CJ1\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\n\n * Familiar with Teamcenter/CPLM.\n * ICBM Experience (MMIII or Sentinel).\n * Experience with Agile, JIRA, Confluence.\n * Experience with SE events (e.g., PDR, CDR).\n * Experience resolving issues and providing technical support.\n * Experience using Microsoft (MS) Word, Excel, and Power Point.\n * 3+ years\u2019 experience writing requirements and/or verification plans.\n * Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems of systems.\n\n\n\nAs a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including: \n\n * Medical, Dental \u0026 Vision coverage \n * 401k \n * Educational Assistance \n * Life Insurance \n * Employee Assistance Programs \u0026 Work/Life Solutions \n * Paid Time Off \n * Health \u0026 Wellness Resources \n * Employee Discounts \n\n\n\nThis position\u2019s 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.\n\n#Sentinelsystems\n\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00\n\nSecondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00\n\nThe 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\u0027s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.\n\nDepending 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nNorthrop 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.\n