Sentinel - Systems/Principal Systems Engineer
Quick Summary
The selected engineer will be responsible for: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), development of
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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems currently has an opening for a Systems Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer. This position will be in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) 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.
Responsibilities
~1 min readThe selected engineer will be responsible for:
- →Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), development of requirements and multiple system engineering models
- →Coordination & collaboration with the System Engineering and Command & Launch Segment System Engineering Teams
- →Supporting system, segment, element and unit level trade studies
- →Definition of high-level functional and performance requirements and verification methods, subsequent analysis, decomposition, and derivation of requirements, allocation of those lower-level requirements to physical and functional architectural elements, and tracking them through design, verification, integration, and operational validation
- →Supporting a team of engineers to create, mature and present comprehensive and cohesive technical charts representative of the appropriate level of maturation for any given milestone meeting and demonstrating team readiness in relation to achieving the milestone entrance and exit criteria
- →Identifying required contractual deliverables and non-contractual documentation and driving corresponding updates to closure
- →Coordinating and collaborating with diverse engineering design teams to assist in managing the technical baseline
This position may be filled at level 2 or level 3 depending upon the qualifications of the applicant.
Requirements
~1 min read- Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS
- Experience in SysML or UPDM modeling languages
- Proficiency with the DoDAF, UAF, or other modeling frameworks
- Experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, MagicDraw (No Magic, Inc.) or other architecture modeling tools
- Experience using tools to model large systems with multiple developers
- Experience in Software and/or Hardware design
- Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents
- Experience in the military aerospace development environment
- Experience with weapon systems
- Experience exporting documentation out of a model-based environment
- Experience with Agile Development
- Experience with ICBM weapon system sustainment engineering and integration
- Experience with complex system development on large programs
What We Offer
~1 min readAs a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Posted
- 37 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- September 8, 2026
- First seen
- October 5, 2026
- Last seen
- October 16, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 10
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 14%
- Scored at
- October 16, 2026
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