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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sentinel - Systems Engineer/Principal Systems... - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Roy, UT, United States - **Salary:** $79,300.0 - $118,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Network Interface Controllers, Hardware Design, Integrated Development Environments, Language Modeling, Systems Development Life Cycle, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, SAP (Applications), Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Modeling Language, MagicDraw, DODAF - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gpad0u ## About the Role Systems Engineer (level 2): + Bachelor's degree in STEM and 2 years of applicable engineering experience. Master's degree and 0 years. + Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher at the time of application. + 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 need + 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 Principal Systems Engineer (level 3): + Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5 years of related engineering experience, 3 with a masters, 1 with a PhD + Must have an active DoD Secret clearance or higher at the time of application. + 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 need + 2 years of experience developing or reviewing requirements within DOORS or similar tool + 2 years of experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems Preferred Qualifications** **: + 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 supporting activities including use case development, requirements definition / allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability. Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following: + Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts. + Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature architecture content of large programs design. + Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and ensure that they are properly represented in the model. + Develop systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical). + Contribute to system requirements development, management, and analysis. ## Related Videos - [Quantum Computing - The tiny and the big challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/934-quantum-computing-the-tiny-and-the-big-challenges) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [The future of automotive mobility: Upcoming E/E architectures, V2X and its challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/374-the-future-of-automotive-mobility-upcoming-e-e-architectures-v2x-and-its-challenges) - [Why Your Best Mediors Never Become Seniors (And How to Fix It)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2108-why-your-best-mediors-never-become-seniors-and-how-to-fix-it) - [Model Based Systems Engineering in an Agile Product Development Process](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/68-model-based-systems-engineering-in-an-agile-product-development-process) - [Scoring 2000 Products per Request: Performance Pitfalls in Golang](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2073-scoring-2000-products-per-request-performance-pitfalls-in-golang) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [The Prompt Engineer ✍️](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/216-the-prompt-engineer)