Sentinel - Systems/Principal Systems Engineer - Supplier Management - 18920
Quick Summary
Specific duties to include,
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage - 401k - Educational Assistance - Life Insurance - Employee Assi
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 readSpecific duties to include, but are not limited to the following:
- →Review and approve supplier technical subcontract deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from cross-functional program subject-matter experts (SMEs) and discipline leaders.
- →Manage SDRLs in the tracking system, coordinate with configuration management, accurately represent deliverables status, document actions, and drive closure.
- →Collaborate with mission assurance, test, design and specification owners, and supplier technical personnel to resolve operational roadblocks.
- →Author and managing engineering change review packages through board approval processes.
- →Serve as a liaison between Northrop Grumman, supplier, the Air Force customer, and oversight organizations to coordinate developmental activities for testing, design certification, hardware deliverables, and system verification.
- →Support IPT activities and represent the organization in design reviews, milestone reviews, technical interchanges, and preparation of informational packages.
- →Coordinate and respond to supplier requests for clarification; organize and manage technical meetings, actions, and proposals.
- →Act as an engineering point of contact with suppliers and work closely with IPT leadership.
- →Work with technical and non-technical teams (business, supply chain, and supporting functions) to ensure contractual requirements are correct and complete.
- →Support Supplier Management Team (SMT) leadership by facilitating working groups, CONOP development sessions, and requirements-analysis activities.
- →Track and manage technical and programmatic action items to closure and report performance against metrics.
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.
- 1-2 years of experience across multiple phases of the Systems Engineering V-model (requirements, design, analysis, integration, testing, verification, and validation).
- 1-2 years of experience developing engineering/technical content, presentations, and briefing communications.
- 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.
- 2-3 years of experience across multiple phases of the Systems Engineering V-model (requirements, design, analysis, integration, testing, verification, and validation).
- 2-3 years of experience developing engineering/technical content, presentations, and briefing communications.
- Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS.
- Experience with ICBM weapons systems
- Capable of working under general direction to meet technical and contractual objectives and presenting completed work to leadership.
- Self-driven, able to solve problems with limited oversight and recommend solutions/process improvements to leadership.
- Detail-oriented and well-organized; able to manage multiple projects/tasks with varying timelines.
- Prior experience supporting complex aerospace and/or defense system development programs.
- Experience in project and program management.
- Experience with formal business correspondence and contractual requirements writing and interpretation.
- Experience with deliverables verification and performance management is a plus.
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $79,300–$188,900 a year
- 12% below the $152,500 median for Systems Engineer jobs on Jobera (1,348 salaries).
- Posted
- 3 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 28, 2026
- First seen
- October 28, 2026
- Last seen
- October 31, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 2
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 63%
- Scored at
- October 30, 2026
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