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# Sentinel - LEN Systems Engineer - 14377-1

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $79,300.0 - $118,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Programming Tools, Microsoft Office, Language Modeling, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, System Testing, SC Clearance, Synthesizing Data
- **Published:** July 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9023521/sentinel-len-systems-engineer-14377-1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of experience, 0 years of experience with a Master's degree
 * Must be a US Citizen with an at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
 * Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
 * 3 months of experience with DOORS or CAMEO
 * Experience with Systems Engineering Principles or understanding of the Systems Engineering V
 * Understanding of functional requirement development, requirements analysis, functional analysis, trades, and architecture definition

 * Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar
 * ICBM Experience
 * Experience soliciting input from internal and external stakeholders, synthesizing data, and communicating complex results to technical and non-technical stakeholders at various levels
 * Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira
 * Advanced use of standard Microsoft Office products to include development tools
 * Experience with modern (Model Based System Engineering) MBSE principles and SysML Modeling Language
 * Active Top Secret security clearance with adjudication in the last 6 years

## Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Systems Engineer (T02 levels) supporting the Sentinel Test Network, specifically the Launch Execution Network (LEN) within the System Test Team. This position is located in (or Vandenberg AFB, CA) and supports the

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Support the development and deployment of the Sentinel Test Network to support flight testing at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

 * System architecture and requirements development
 * Assist in engineering network solutions for new & existing systems
 * System performance assessment, requirements analysis, verification and validation, design, development, and integration
 * Create technical reports and present metric reports
 * Interface with internal and external customers


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