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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Management Capability Lead Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $122,800.0 - $184,200.0 - **Contract:** Internship / Graduate position - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Data Architecture, Distributed Systems, Network Interface Controllers, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Design of User Interfaces, Internet Security, Object-Oriented Software Development, Software Architecture, Systems Development Life Cycle, Rhapsody, Requirements Management, Requirements Traceability, SAP (Applications), Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Systems Integration, MagicDraw, Data Management - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/sentinel-data-management-capability-lead-sr-principal-systems-engineer-huntsville-al--58753b01-d7c9-4b8f-a4d6-4d4b3601b258 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD * Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years, current and within scope. * Must have the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. * 2+ years of experience with requirements management/analysis/allocations * 2+ years of experience with Model-Based Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBE/MBSE) practices, languages and/or tools such as Cameo, Rhapsody or MagicDraw * 2+ years of experience with one or more of the following: Command & Control (C2), physical security, cybersecurity, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) systems/processes, communications systems, facility design, military aerospace development (e.g. Sentinel, Minute Man III, B-2, B-21 delivery systems) Preferred Qualifications: * Active DoD Top Secret Clearance * Demonstrated understanding of the Systems Engineering Vee Model * 3+ years of experience in model-based systems engineering; thread-based system decomposition, requirements engineering, system modeling in SysML * Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents * Understanding of Object-Oriented Systems Engineering Methodology and systems thinking * Excellent collaboration skills and experience working across product, design, and systems engineering teams with various stakeholder communities * Proven experience leading Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Cost (RAM-C) engineering efforts for distributed systems, including defining Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA) * Advanced expertise in Human Factors Engineering (HFE) compliance, specifically regarding user-interface design, workload modeling, and situational awareness for operators in launch control or command facilities * Direct experience authoring and enforcing Program Protection Plans (PPP), identifying Critical Program Information (CPI), and implementing anti-tamper and supply chain risk mitigations * Experience with ICBM weapon system engineering and integration * Experience with complex system development on large programs, Aerospace and Defense, Air Force, Analysis Skills, Change Control, Communication Skills, Communication System Design, Control Systems, Cyberspace, Data Management, Data Modeling, Develop Methodologies, Distributed Computing, Diversity, DoD Secret Clearance, DoD Top Secret Clearance, Enterprise Architecture, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), Functional Decomposition, Human Factors, Internet Security, Leadership, Life Insurance, Military, Object Oriented Programming Methodologies, Physical Security, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Process Modeling, Product Design, Program Planning, Requirements Management, Requirements Validation/Verification, Risk Management, SAP, Security Clearance, Software Architecture Design, Supply Chain, System Architecture, System Integration (SI), Systems Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Top Secret Clearance, Traceability, United States Citizen, User Interface Design, Writing Skills ## Description The Data Management Capability Lead Sr. Principal Systems Engineer (level 4) will join the Command Systems team leading activities including requirements definition / allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability across the ground segment of the Sentinel Weapon System. Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following: * Lead a small team of systems engineers to develop the model-based data architecture across various tools of the engineering value stream (architecture, design, software) for the Sentinel ground system. * Work with both technical teams and stakeholders to develop and mature a configuration controlled and configured data model. * 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. * Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration). 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