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# Nuclear Surety - Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer - 887

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Roy, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $189,280.0 - $245,440.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Static Program Analysis, Fuzz Testing, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Integration, Teamcenter (Software)
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8794688/nuclear-surety-principal-sr-principal-systems-engineer-887

## About the Role

This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer level (T-03) or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level (T-04).

Required for both levels:

 * Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret Clearance. Start date is contingent upon clearance, and must be Active to start
 * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

Principal Systems Engineer :

 * Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 1 year with a PhD
 * 1 year of experience with any of the following tools: DOORs, Cameo, TeamCenter, Code Analysis/Fuzzing Tools, * Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
 * 3 years of experience with any of the following tools: DOORs, Cameo, TeamCenter, Code Analysis/Fuzzing Tools, * Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
 * Bachelor's degree in nuclear, electrical, or software engineering discipline
 * 3 years of experience with development or verification of electrical or software requirements
 * Experience supporting a major program event (e.g. SRR, SFR, PDR, CDR, etc.) for a DoD program
 * Experience working with Nuclear Surety Requirements and the Nuclear Certification process (e.g. AFI 63-125, AFMAN 91-118/91-119/31-108, DODM 5210.41, AFI 91-107)
 * Experience and working knowledge of the Sentinel program

## Description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Nuclear Surety Principal Systems Engineer (T03 level) / Sr Principal Engineer (T04 level). This position is located in Roy, Utah and supports the Sentinel program.

A Nuclear Surety Systems Engineer has the opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a system designed to provide another 50 years of security for this great nation. Nuclear Surety ensures that nuclear weapons are protected against peacetime and wartime threats at all times.

A Nuclear Surety Systems Engineer at Northrop Grumman on the Sentinel program will be provided the opportunity to:

 * Performing decomposition of Department of Defense safety manuals into requirements and allocating them to design teams for implementation
 * Provide systems engineering expertise to the design, integration, and testing of a next generation ICBM weapon system
 * Participate in technical planning, system integration, verification, validation, cost, risk, supportability, and analysis for mechanical, electrical, and integrated systems
 * Evaluate the physical security design based on the Department of Defense Safety manuals
 * Interface directly with various compartments of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to ensure safe design and operation of nuclear weapon systems
 * Use model based engineering tools on a major weapon system to pioneer a new way to evaluate and analyze modern design
 * Learn a niche discipline that spans all aspects of Nuclear Power and Munitions