Advanced Programs - Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 18309

This Senior Principal Systems Engineer position supports the Advanced Programs organization within Northrop Grumman's Strategic Deterrent Systems Division, based in Roy, UT. The role involves decomposing and allocating system requirements, developing functional architectures and concepts of operations for cruise-missile subsystems, and leading hardware-in-the-loop and flight test integration. The engineer will manage technical maturation roadmaps, mitigate program risks, and produce key systems engineering deliverables such as design reviews and interface control documents. The role also includes contributing to proposal development and acting as a liaison with internal teams, partners, and customers.

Responsibilities

• Decompose and allocate system requirements into detailed specifications, maintaining end-to-end traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• Develop functional architectures, use cases, and concepts of operations for cruise-missile subsystems, including model-based systems engineering artifacts (CAMEO, DOORS).
• Lead hardware-in-the-loop, developmental flight, and operational test integration, overseeing verification and validation of software and hardware components.
• Create and manage technical-maturation roadmaps and integration plans for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase.
• Identify, analyze, and mitigate program risks, producing risk-management plans and supporting decision-making.
• Facilitate cross-functional working groups and model-capability reviews, ensuring adherence to standards and processes.
• Produce key systems-engineering deliverables such as design reviews, trade studies, interface control documents, and requirements baselines.
• Contribute to proposal development, RFP/RFS responses, and Bases of Estimate for TMRR efforts.
• Act as a Systems Engineering liaison with internal teams, external partners, and customers, providing expertise and guidance.

Requirements

• Senior Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university with 8 years of related experience, 6 years with Masters, 4 years with PhD
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• 6+ years of experience assessing and managing program risks in a defense-acquisition environment.
• 6+ years of experience with DOORS and CAMEO and recent MBSE work including architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition.

Nice to have

• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance.
• CompTIA Security+ certification.
• Experience with DoD weapon-system conceptual and preliminary design, particularly for test and integration.
• Flight-test planning experience and development of test procedures for cruise-missile systems.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence) for software development and integration.
• Recent requirements development and decomposition experience
• Specifically deriving requirements for supplier specifications
• Flight systems architecture development experience – In either the missile or unmanned aircraft domain
• System Requirements Review experience

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts