Sentinel - Systems Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer - 20393
Quick Summary
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,
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.
Responsibilities
~2 min readThe 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 Software integration.
Candidate will report to the GN&C Assignments lead and is responsible for building system engineering artifacts needed for Software 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
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
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. This position may be hired at the System Engineer or Principal Systems Engineer levels depending upon applicant qualifications.
Requirements
~2 min read- Systems Engineer (level 2): Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 years of experience with bachelor’s degree, or 0 years of experience with master’s degree
- Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance investigated within the past 6 years.
- Must have the ability to obtain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the business needs of the company.
- 2 years of experience with one or more of the following: requirements: management/analysis/allocations including the use of DOORS or equivalent; Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBE/MBSE) practices, languages and/or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDRAW; interface development experience; architecture development experience; Verification including verification method determination, RVAM development, knowledge and experience with navigation measurement systems development.
- Principal Systems Engineer (level 3): Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of experience with bachelor’s degree, 3 years of experience with master’s degree, 1 year of experience with PhD
- Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance investigated within the past 6 years.
- Must have the ability to obtain Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the business needs of the company.
- 4 years of experience with one or more of the following: requirements: management/analysis/allocations including the use of DOORS or equivalent; Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBE/MBSE) practices, languages and/or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDRAW; interface development experience; architecture development experience; Verification including verification method determination, RVAM development, knowledge and experience with navigation measurement systems development.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $79,300–$118,900 a year
- 38% below the $161,000 median for Systems Engineer jobs on Jobera (865 salaries).
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 14, 2026
- First seen
- October 14, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
Posting Health
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- 0
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- 0
- Trust Level
- 63%
- Scored at
- October 15, 2026
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