
Sentinel - Principal/Sr. Principal Technical Services Engineer
Roy, UTFull-time$89–168K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Northrop Grumman seeks a Principal or Sr. Principal Technical Services Engineer in Roy, Utah, to support the Sentinel program. The role produces integrated logistics support technical reports, maintenance plans, and training requirements documents, and develops sustainment strategies covering maintenance, spare parts, supply chain risk, and life-cycle costs. The engineer coordinates with engineering, production, logistics, contracting, and customer support teams.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's 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's 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 — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal / Sr. Principal Technical Services Engineer to join its team. This position is in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program. Northrop Grumman supports the Air Force’s sustainment, development, production and deployment of hardware and system modifications for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Ground and Airborne Launch Control Systems, Launch Facilities and associated infrastructure.
What you will get to do:
The selected candidate will produce ILS Technical Reports, Maintenance Plans, and Training Requirements Documents compliant with appropriate standards. Create and maintain comprehensive sustainment strategies covering maintenance concepts, spare part provisioning, supply chain risk mitigation, and life cycle cost forecasting.
Liaise with engineering, production, logistics, contracting, and customer support teams to align sustainment objectives and resolve issues promptly.
This position may be filled at the Principal (level 3) or Sr. Principal (level 4) level.
Basic Qualifications:
Principal Technical Services Engineer:
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Bachelor's Degree in STEM with 5 years of experience, 3 years of experience with master’s degree, 0 years of experience with PhD. Alternatively, an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
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Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
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Must be able to obtain Special Program access in a reasonable amount of time as determined by the business needs of the company.
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3-5 years of demonstrated experience defining, implementing, or managing product support processes on a complex system or program.
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3-5 years of demonstrated experience supporting a system sustainment or development program in a logistics, engineering, program management, or product support role.
Sr. Technical Services Engineer:
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Bachelor's degree in STEM and 8 years of experience, 6 years of experience with master’s degree, 4 years of experience with PhD. Alternatively, an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
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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
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Must be able to obtain Special Program access in a reasonable amount of time as determined by the business needs of the company.
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3-5 years of demonstrated experience defining, implementing, or managing product support processes on a complex system or program.
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3-5 years of demonstrated experience supporting a system sustainment or development program in a logistics, engineering, program management, or product support role.
Preferred Qualifications: ·
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10+ years of experience in ICBM 2M0X1 (Electro-Mechanical), 2M0X2 (Missile Maintenance/Missile Handling), or 2M0X3 (Facilities Maintenance) USAF Career Specialty Codes.·
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Experience with ICBM Communications, NC3, or SACCS.·
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Experience with the Sentinel program.·
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Experience with Program management or operations.·
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Understanding of Product Support processes.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
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Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
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401k
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Educational Assistance
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Life Insurance
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Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
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Paid Time Off
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Health & Wellness Resources
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Employee Discounts
This position's standard work schedule is 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $111,700.00 - $167,500.00
The 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's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending 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.
The 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.
Northrop 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Job Category: Engineering
How this job compares
Set against the 7,129 open Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$89–168K/yr
- Utah median$106–174K/yr50 salary ranges
- US median$112–175K/yr3,718 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $128K, is 8% below the Utah median midpoint ($140K) — in the middle half of Engineering salary ranges in Utah.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 96 open Engineering jobs in Utah and 7,129 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Utah
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- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,888 postings).
- Education
- 3,570 of the 7,129 open Engineering jobs (50%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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