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# Sentinel - Thread Support Staff Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Roy, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $152,900.0 - $229,300.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, SAP (Applications), Verification and Validation (Software)
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9051361/sentinel-thread-support-staff-systems-engineer

## 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.
 * 4 years of experience with ICBM programs (MMIII or Sentinel) or complex aerospace/defense systems.
 * 3 years of experience leading teams in a collaborative environment.
 * 2 years of experience creating, updating, and maintaining system-performance documentation., * Active U.S. Department of Defense Top Secret clearance (or the ability to obtain it) with SAP approval capability.
 * Experience on large-scale, complex system development across multiple program phases: preliminary design, detailed design, integration & test, verification & sell-off, and transition to production.
 * Proficiency with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools, practices, and methods.
 * Broad knowledge of complex engineering systems, including standards, configuration management, material review boards, process control, tooling, facilities, and software.
 * Outstanding oral and written communication skills, demonstrated through high-value customer presentations and the ability to juggle multiple projects with competing priorities.

## Description

* Serve as a subject-matter expert and technical lead for the Physical Security thread, possessing end-to-end knowledge of the Sentinel program.
 * Execute special projects as required for assigned threads.
 * Act as the primary delegate of authority for the thread, overseeing all related systems-engineering products and deliverables, including:
 * Partner with program SEIT leadership and the Office of Chief Engineering (OCE) to develop a high-quality technical baseline.
 * Brief program leadership, customers, and stakeholders at program and technical reviews.
 * Establish and facilitate working-group/coordination sessions to ensure horizontal and vertical thread integration.
 * Build and maintain strong relationships across the program, customer, and stakeholder communities.
 * Mentor junior staff through formal and informal knowledge-transfer activities.
 * Define and allocate requirements down to the lowest component level.
 * Produce architecture and interface definitions.
 * Develop functional flows and CONOPS scenarios.
 * Allocate performance budgets, conduct analysis, and manage margins.
 * Conduct trade studies.
 * Plan verification activities, coordinating required and expected verification products to the appropriate level of detail.
 * Execute verification and validation, author requirement-verification reports, and coordinate with customers.
 * Ensure solution-definition and design artifacts deliver a compliant realization of the thread capability.
 * Develop integration-test plans and procedures.
 * Identify risks and opportunities and create execution plans to address them.
 * Report and manage Technical Performance Measures (TPMs).