> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3853790-sentinel-staff-engineer-systems-20499](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3853790-sentinel-staff-engineer-systems-20499). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sentinel - Staff Engineer Systems - 20499 - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Roy, UT, United States - **Salary:** $152,900.0 - $229,300.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Systems Development Life Cycle, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), Strategies of Testing, Atlassian Tools - **Published:** October 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3462160002&tx=JT10092UHT&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 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or master's degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience * Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years. * 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. * 5 years of Systems Engineering experience required * 1 or more years of experience in the full life cycle of Systems Engineering (requirements definition/decomposition, requirements/system verification, etc.) * 1 or more years of Requirements development, MBSE and/or verification planning, * Experience in requirements development on Sentinel program * Background in Guidance, Navigation, and Control, Electrical Engineering design, and Software development * Experience running trade studies and negotiating requirements and/or design features with the USAF customer * Experience with complex system development on large programs * Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills * Technical leadership experience in Systems Engineering * Experience with Engineering Board Processes * Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira and Confluence) or similar * Experience with Critical Design Review planning and/or execution * Experience with one or more of the following disciplines: Guidance, Navigation, & Control, Electrical Engineering design, Software Development, Hardware-Software Interfaces ## Description The selected engineer will be a Systems Engineering SME and responsible for driving technical rigor into work products for the Requirements, Interfaces, and Architecture teams for the Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Element. The engineer will be responsible for performing tasks and providing technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers as they execute tasking involving interface definition, requirement decomposition, and compliance tracking., * Serve as Lead/Primary reviewer for Guidance, Navigation & Control (GN&C) Systems Engineering for higher level technical review boards * Drive closure of TBXs in GN&C Systems Engineering products and closure of requirement development * Run trade studies (as needed) for integrated GN&C products * Ensure horizontal integration across SE product teams * Ensure consistency across architecture and requirements decomposition * Provide support to environmental requirement development and test strategy * Provide support to Major Program Events (MPEs) including but not limited to ARR, IDR, FDR, CDR * Demonstrate technical skills, organization, effective communication, and problem solving * Develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders