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Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (GN&C)

Northrop Grumman

Roy, UTFull-time$98–171K/yrSeen 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$98–171K/yr
Location
Roy, UT
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

SAP ApprovalSecret clearance

Job overview

Northrop Grumman seeks a Principal or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer to support the Guidance, Navigation & Control team on the Sentinel program in Roy, Utah, or Manhattan Beach, California. The engineer will develop systems engineering artifacts and documentation for design reviews, audits, and qualification and verification reviews, coordinate with engineering teams, and help align requirements with customers and subcontractors. The role requires an active DoD Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems Engineering LifecycleRequirements DevelopmentRequirements DecompositionRequirements ManagementRequirements TraceabilityVerification and ValidationRequirements Management ToolsTechnical PresentationsGuidance Navigation and ControlElectrical EngineeringSoftware DevelopmentHardware-Software InterfacesEngineering Board ProcessesProject LeadershipAtlassian ToolsCritical Design Review PlanningSupplier Contract ReviewSpecification ReviewSystems Engineering v-ModelAerospace DevelopmentSystems Product DevelopmentArchitecture ModelingInterface Control DocumentationDoD DevelopmentICBM Sustainment EngineeringComplex System Development

Qualifications

US CitizenshipActive DoD Secret ClearanceSAP ApprovalBachelor's in STEM or Master's in STEM or PhD in STEM5+ Years Experience With Bachelor's3+ Years Experience With Master's1+ Year Experience With PhD8+ Years Experience With Bachelor's6+ Years Experience With Master's4+ Years Experience With PhDActive DoD Top Secret Clearance or Ability to ObtainActive SAP Clearance or Ability to Obtain

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

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 Systems Engineer (T-03) / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (T-04), supporting the Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) team. This position is located in Roy, Utah or Manhattan Beach, California , and supports the Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get to Do:

The selected candidate will be embedded in the GN&C department and program integrated product teams, providing Systems Engineering support for the Guidance, Navigation, and Control Subsystem, to ensure sound engineering procedures and products; including, but not limited to, requirements, interfaces, architecture, and mechanical/electrical design integration.

  • Candidate will report to the GN&C Systems Engineering Lead and is responsible for building system engineering artifacts needed for GN&C System First Flight Design Review, Critical Design Review, Functional Configuration Audit, and System Qualification/Verification Review

  • The role entails coordination with higher level system engineers and design engineering to produce the needed documentation and set baseline system documentation in Cameo and DOORs and push artifacts through engineering approval and configuration management

  • Additional opportunities allow for communication with the customer and subcontractors to align requirements to the contract constraints and subcontracts to requirements

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer level (T-03) or Sr Principal Systems Engineer level (T-04).

Required for Both Levels:

  • Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years

  • Must have a current or ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

  • Must have experience across the systems engineering lifecycle, including Requirements development and decomposition, Requirements management and traceability, Verification & validation planning and execution

  • Must have experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORS, or similar)

  • Must have experience preparing and delivering technical presentations to customers or leadership

Systems Engineer (T03 Level):

  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, or 1 year with a PhD.

Principal Systems Engineer (T04 Level):

  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of experience with bachelor’s degree, 6 years of experience with master's degree, or 4 years with a PhD.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with one or more of the following disciplines: Guidance, Navigation, & Control, Electrical Engineering, Software Development, Hardware-Software Interfaces

  • A general understanding of Engineering Board Processes

  • Experience leading projects/assignments

  • Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence) or similar

  • Experience with Critical Design Review planning and/or execution

  • Experience working with suppliers/subcontractors including reviewing SOWs and other contractual documents

  • Strong experience reviewing specifications, requirements, and interface documents

  • Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model

  • Experience with aerospace development

  • Experience with systems product development

  • Experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, MagicDraw (No Magic, Inc.) or other architecture modeling tools

  • Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents

  • Experience in DoD development environment

  • Experience with ICBM weapon system sustainment engineering and integration

  • Experience with complex system development on large programs

  • Active DoD Top Secret Clearance or ability to obtain

  • Active SAP Clearance or ability to obtain

Position Benefits

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

  • 401k

  • Educational Assistance

  • Life Insurance

  • Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

  • Paid Time Off

  • Health & Wellness Resources

  • Employee Discounts

https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/total-rewards-benefits/

This position’s 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.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

#Sentinelsystems

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $213,400.00

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 11,079 open Systems Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 30, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$98–171K/yr
  • Utah median$98–177K/yr242 salary ranges
  • US median$116–186K/yr8,158 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $135K, is 4% below the Utah median midpoint ($140K) — in the middle half of Systems Engineer salary ranges in Utah.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 331 open Systems Engineer jobs in Utah and 11,079 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Utah
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Systems Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 9,274 postings).
Education
4,686 of the 11,079 open Systems Engineer jobs (42%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 30, 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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