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# Sentinel - Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 14411-1

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Roy, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, SAP (Applications)
- **Published:** August 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/sentinel-sr-principal-systems-engineer-14411-1-roy-ut-usa-58846995

## About the Role

Experteer Overview In this role you will lead a small team of systems engineers and contribute to the Sentinel ICBM ground and airborne launch control system integration. You will drive system architecture development, decomposition, and allocation from high-level specs to CI definitions, and conduct trade studies during milestone campaigns. You'll partner with the customer to mature products for Sentinel MPEs and support Milestone B recertification. This is a mission-driven, high-impact opportunity within a renowned defense program. Compensation / Benefits * Develop system-level architecture and allocate to CI definitions * Perform trade studies for milestone campaigns (SFR, SRR, CDR, PDR) * Develop product support for Sentinel milestone activities * Collaborate with Sentinel customer base to evolve Sentinel MPEs Tasks * Bachelor in STEM with 8 years of related experience (6 years with Master, 4 years with PhD) * U.S. citizen with active DoD Secret clearance (and SAP aaaaaaaaaa
of * 1+ years of experience in requirements development/review (DOORS or similar tool) * 1+ years of experience with ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) or complex aerospace/defense systems Key requirements * Medical, Dental & Vision coverage * 401k * Educational Assistance * Life Insurance * Employee Assistance Programs * Paid Time Off

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will lead a small team of systems engineers and contribute to the Sentinel ICBM ground and airborne launch control system integration. You will drive system architecture development, decomposition, and allocation from high-level specs to CI definitions, and conduct trade studies during milestone campaigns. You'll partner with the customer to mature products for Sentinel MPEs and support Milestone B recertification. This is a mission-driven, high-impact opportunity within a renowned defense program. Compensation / Benefits * Develop system-level architecture and allocate to CI definitions * Perform trade studies for milestone campaigns (SFR, SRR, CDR, PDR) * Develop product support for Sentinel milestone activities * Collaborate with Sentinel customer base to evolve Sentinel MPEs Tasks * Bachelor in STEM with 8 years of related experience (6 years with Master, 4 years with PhD) * U.S. citizen with active DoD Secret clearance (and SAP eligibility) * 1+ years of experience in requirements development/review (DOORS or similar tool) * 1+ years of experience with ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) or complex aerospace/defense systems Key requirements * Medical, Dental & Vision coverage * 401k * Educational Assistance * Life Insurance * Employee Assistance Programs * Paid Time Off


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