Sentinel - Staff Engineer Systems - 20499
Quick Summary
The selected engineer will be a Systems Engineering SME and responsible for driving technical rigor into work products for the
Serve as Lead/Primary reviewer for Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Systems Engineering for higher
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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer (level 5). This position is in Roy UT 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.
Responsibilities
~1 min readThe selected engineer will be a Systems Engineering SME and responsible for driving technical rigor into work products for the Requirements, Interfaces, and Architecture teams for the Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Element. The engineer will be responsible for performing tasks and providing technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers as they execute tasking involving interface definition, requirement decomposition, and compliance tracking.
The areas of technical guidance include but are not limited to:
- →Serve as Lead/Primary reviewer for Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Systems Engineering for higher level technical review boards
- →Drive closure of TBXs in GN&C Systems Engineering products and closure of requirement development
- →Run trade studies (as needed) for integrated GN&C products
- →Ensure horizontal integration across SE product teams
- →Ensure consistency across architecture and requirements decomposition
- →Provide support to environmental requirement development and test strategy
- →Provide support to Major Program Events (MPEs) including but not limited to ARR, IDR, FDR, CDR
- →Demonstrate technical skills, organization, effective communication, and problem solving
- →Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Requirements
~2 min read- Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or master’s degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience
- 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 the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- 5 years of Systems Engineering experience required
- 1 or more years of experience in the full life cycle of Systems Engineering (requirements definition/decomposition, requirements/system verification, etc.)
- 1 or more years of Requirements development, MBSE and/or verification planning
- Experience in requirements development on Sentinel program
- Background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Electrical Engineering design, and Software development
- Experience running trade studies and negotiating requirements and/or design features with the USAF customer
- Experience with complex system development on large programs
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Technical leadership experience in Systems Engineering
- Experience with Engineering Board Processes
- Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence) or similar
- Experience with Critical Design Review planning and/or execution
- Experience with one or more of the following disciplines: Guidance, Navigation, & Control, Electrical Engineering design, Software Development, Hardware-Software Interfaces
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
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About this job
- Pay per year
- $152,900–$229,300 a year
- 183% above the $67,500 median for Other jobs on Jobera (116,499 salaries).
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- October 20, 2026
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