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# Sr Principal Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Minneapolis, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,800.0 - $203,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Adobe InDesign, Systems Engineering, Cyber Security, Microsoft Office, Systems Development Life Cycle
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.minneapoliscareersite.com/job.asp?id=3404527998&tx=VT7065TTD&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in an engineering or other STEM discipline and 8 years of related experience; or Master's degree in an engineering or other STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience; or PhD and 4 years of related experience
 * U.S. citizenship
 * Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
 * Experience working closely with engineers from various disciplines (e.g., Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Production)
 * Subject matter expertise in one or more of the following domains: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE Certification, or Unit Production Cost Modeling
 * Proficiency with standard Microsoft Office products and ability to learn new toolsets
 * Strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Desired Qualifications:

 * Experience leading technical efforts
 * Experience performing engineering analyses (e.g., Hazard Analysis, FMECA, FTA)
 * Aerospace and defense product experience
 * Experience with design qualification planning efforts
 * Experience with MIL-STD-882E System Safety or equivalent system safety standard
 * Expertise in multiple Specialty Engineering domains (e.g., Safety, Maintainability, Reliability, Cybersecurity)
 * Certification in a relevant engineering domain or discipline (e.g., CSP, CISSP, CSEP, CRE)
 * Experience presenting technical information to large audiences

## Description

* Work with and mentor team members to plan and execute Specialty Engineering tasks across the Specialty Engineering domains to support a wide variety of programs. Domains include: Systems Safety, Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Product Cybersecurity, Integrated Logistics Support, Product Support, Human Factors, CE certification, and Unit Production Cost Modeling.
 * Perform detailed Specialty Engineering analyses in close collaboration with design engineering throughout weapon system development programs (e.g., Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FMECA), Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), System Hazard Analysis (SHA)).
 * Lead safety programs from planning through successful safety acceptance with Safety Review Boards.
 * Perform as a lead Specialty Engineer in design reviews, failure investigations, and customer working group meetings.
 * Support bidding and proposal activities in collaboration with the Specialty Engineering Manager.
 * Work with Systems Design Engineering to define, track, and verify requirements that support system development objectives tied to Specialty Engineering domains.
 * Partner with Test Engineering and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) to define processes and procedures that ensure safe conduct and execution of test events and manufacturing of systems.


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