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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal/ Senior Principal Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Lead - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Annapolis, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $108,800.0 - $163,200.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Systems Engineering, Design of User Interfaces, Language Modeling, Requirements Management, SONAR (Symantec), Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, UML, DOORS (Software), Cyber Warfare, DODAF, Teamcenter (Software) - **Published:** September 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us748c7d14c7948adda9f3768b6f55ddfd/eaa ## About the Role * Hold a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and a minimum of (5) years of engineering experience, or a Master's in a STEM field and a minimum of three (3) years of engineering experience * Have a keen interest in working in the maritime surface / undersea domain. * Demonstrated experience in most of the following Systems Engineering processes, requirements development & management, system modeling, system architecture development, interface traceability, integration & test, and verification & validation. * Broad experience with systems engineering applied throughout the systems "V" lifecycle model. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Current Top Secret clearance, and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph. Principal Systems Engineer Preferred Qualifications: * Advanced degree in a STEM related field. * Experience with design/development for maritime domain and technologies (including: torpedo's, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR/sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, submarine payloads, etc.). * Experience in naval warfare domains such as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Mine-Warfare (MIW), Cyber Warfare, and/or other. * Experience in establishing and applying Earned Value Management * Proficiency in requirements management and tools such as IBM DOORS. * Familiarity with architecture frameworks/modeling languages (e.g., SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM and/or UAF). * Proficiency in Model-Based tools (e.g., Cameo, ModelCenter, SIEMENS Teamcenter). * Proficiency executing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem. * Demonstrated leadership capabilities to include mentorship and working/interfacing with customers. * Experience leading teams of systems engineers (e.g., as SEIT Lead). * Active TS/SCI clearance with CI poly, * Hold a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and a minimum of (8) years of engineering experience, or a Master's in a STEM field and a minimum of three (6) years of engineering experience, or a PhD in a STEM field and a minimum of four (4) years of engineering experience * Have a keen interest in working in the maritime surface / undersea domain. * Demonstrated experience in most of the following Systems Engineering processes, requirements development & management, system modeling, system architecture development, interface traceability, integration & test, and verification & validation. * Broad experience with systems engineering applied throughout the systems "V" lifecycle model. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Current Top Secret clearance, and willingness to obtain a TS/SCI with CI polygraph. Sr. Principal Systems Engineer Preferred Qualifications: * Advanced degree in a STEM related field. * Experience with design/development for maritime domain and technologies (including: torpedo's, towed vehicles, UUVs, ROVs, SONAR/sensor systems, underwater mechanical structures and cabling, submarine payloads, etc.). * Experience in naval warfare domains such as Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW), Mine-Warfare (MIW), Cyber Warfare, and/or other. * Experience in establishing and applying Earned Value Management * Proficiency in requirements management and tools such as IBM DOORS. * Familiarity with architecture frameworks/modeling languages (e.g., SysML, UML, DoDAF, UPDM and/or UAF). * Proficiency in Model-Based tools (e.g., Cameo, ModelCenter, SIEMENS Teamcenter). * Proficiency executing systems engineering functions within a digital ecosystem. * Demonstrated leadership capabilities to include mentorship and working/interfacing with customers. * Experience leading teams of systems engineers (e.g., as SEIT Lead). * Active TS/SCI clearance with CI poly ## Description * Lead multi-disciplined engineering teams from business capture through system design and then integration and test of highly complex technical systems * Perform systems engineering task planning, support program scheduling, and perform Earned Value Management (EVM) * Perform Risk Management and metric collection and reporting * Manage customer deliverable generation and comment adjudication * Manage staffing needs / requests * Develop content, bring together associate contractor material, and present for reviews (including Systems Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (TRR), Consent to Ship Review (CSR)) * Oversee performance of the following functions: Requirements Development & Management (using DOORS, Cameo, or Excel), Interface Development & Management, Concept of Operations (CONOPS) Development & Management, Integration & Test planning and execution, Verification & Validation ## Related Videos - [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) - [ChatGPT and Java: A Match Made in Heaven or Hell?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/536-chatgpt-and-java-a-match-made-in-heaven-or-hell) - [Engineering/Manager Pendulum: Generating compound interest on your career](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100348-engineering-manager-pendulum-generating-compound-interest-on-your-career) - [Beyond UML: Making Sense of AI-Generated Code through Visual Architecture](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2102-beyond-uml-making-sense-of-ai-generated-code-through-visual-architecture) - [Communicate efficiently with Software Architecture Diagrams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/379-communicate-efficiently-with-software-architecture-diagrams) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) ## Related Articles - [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) - [Top Characteristics of a Software Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/166-top-characteristics-of-a-software-engineer) - [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) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know)