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# Sr Principal Engineer Systems

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Plymouth, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $123,400.0 - $185,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Microsoft Office, Systems Development Life Cycle
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9012332/sr-principal-engineer-systems

## About the Role

* Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline + 8 years of experience; or master's degree plus 6 years of relevant engineering experience experience.
 * U.S. Citizenship
 * Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance.
 * Experience working closely with engineers from various engineering disciplines. These disciplines include: Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Production Engineering.
 * Subject Matter Expertise in one or more of the following engineering domains: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE Certification, and Unit Production Cost Modeling
 * Familiarity with standard Microsoft Office products and ability to learn new toolsets.
 * Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Desired Qualifications:

 * Experience leading technical efforts
 * Experience performing engineering analyses (e.g. Hazard Analysis, FMECA, FTA, etc.)
 * Aerospace and defense product experience
 * Experience with Design Qualification planning efforts.
 * Experience with MIL-STD-882E System Safety, or equivalent system safety standard
 * Expertise in multiple relevant Specialty Engineering domains (e.g. Safety, Maintainability, Reliability, Cybersecurity etc.)
 * Certification in a relevant engineering domain or discipline (e.g. CSP, CISSP, CSEP, CRE, etc.)
 * Experience presenting technical information to large audiences

## Description

* Work with and mentor team members to plan and execute specialty engineering tasks from the Specialty Engineering domains to support a wide variety of programs. Specialty Engineering domains include: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE certification, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
 * Perform detailed Specialty Engineering analyses in close collaboration with design engineering throughout weapon system development programs. Examples are: Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), and System Hazard Analysis (SHA).
 * Lead Safety Programs from planning to successful safety acceptance with Safety Review Boards.
 * Perform as a lead Specialty Engineer in design reviews, failure investigations, and customer working group meetings.
 * Support bidding and proposal work in collaboration with Specialty Engineering Manager.
 * Work with Systems Design Engineering team to define, track, and verify requirements that support system development objectives tied to specialty engineering domains.
 * Work with Test Engineering and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) to define processes and procedures that permit safe conduct and execution of test events and manufacturing of systems.


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