Sentinel - Staff Engineer Systems - 20499
Location: Roy, UT | Clearance: Active DoD Secret required (SAP eligibility needed) | Travel: 10% | Relocation assistance may be available
About the role
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer (level 5) to support the Sentinel program. The selected engineer will serve as a Systems Engineering subject matter expert, driving technical rigor into work products for the Requirements, Interfaces, and Architecture teams for the Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Element. This position involves providing technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers executing tasks involving interface definition, requirement decomposition, and compliance tracking.
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
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in STEM with 12 years of experience; or master's degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
- U.S. Citizenship with an active DoD Secret Clearance (current, within scope, investigation within last 6 years)
- Ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period
- 5 years of Systems Engineering experience
- 1+ years of experience in the full life cycle of Systems Engineering (requirements definition/decomposition, requirements/system verification, etc.)
- 1+ years of Requirements development, MBSE and/or verification planning
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in requirements development on Sentinel program
- Background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Electrical Engineering design, and 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
Schedule
Standard work schedule is 9/80: employees work nine-hour days Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.
Pay
Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00. Base salary offers consider scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and company results. Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.