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# Sentinel - Systems Engineer - 17018*

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Salary:** $79,300.0 - $131,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Network Interface Controllers, Hardware Design, Integrated Development Environments, Language Modeling, Systems Development Life Cycle, Requirements Management, Systems Modeling Language, MagicDraw, SC Clearance, DODAF
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8774196/sentinel-systems-engineer-17018

## About the Role

* Bachelor of Science degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 2 years of experience; 0 years with master's degree.
 * Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance 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
 * 1+ year of experience developing or reviewing requirements within DOORS or similar tool
 * 1+ year of experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems
 * 1+ year of experience in team environments with leadership responsibilities
 * 1+ year of experience creating, updating, and maintaining system performance documentation, * Understanding of the Systems Engineering V-Model
 * Experience with requirements management tools such as DOORS
 * Experience in SysML or UPDM modeling languages
 * Proficiency with the DoDAF, UAF, or other modeling frameworks
 * Experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, MagicDraw (No Magic, Inc.) or other architecture modeling tools
 * Experience using tools to model large systems with multiple developers
 * Experience in Software and/or Hardware design
 * Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents
 * Experience in the military aerospace development environment
 * Experience with weapon systems
 * Experience exporting documentation out of a model-based environment
 * Experience with Agile Development
 * Experience with ICBM weapon system sustainment engineering and integration
 * Experience with complex system development on large programs

## Description

The selected engineer will be responsible for:

 * Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), development of requirements and multiple system engineering models
 * Coordination & collaboration with the System Engineering and Command & Launch Segment System Engineering Teams
 * Supporting system, segment, element and unit level trade studies
 * Definition of high-level functional and performance requirements and verification methods, subsequent analysis, decomposition, and derivation of requirements, allocation of those lower-level requirements to physical and functional architectural elements, and tracking them through design, verification, integration, and operational validation
 * Supporting a team of engineers to create, mature and present comprehensive and cohesive technical charts representative of the appropriate level of maturation for any given milestone meeting and demonstrating team readiness in relation to achieving the milestone entrance and exit criteria
 * Identifying required contractual deliverables and non-contractual documentation and driving corresponding updates to closure
 * Coordinating and collaborating with diverse engineering design teams to assist in managing the technical baseline


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