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# Sentinel - Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 14855-1

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Roy, UT, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $122,800.0 - $184,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, JIRA, Data Validation, Programming Tools, Microsoft Office, Language Modeling, Scaled Agile Framework, Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Modeling Language, Systems Architecture, Data Processing, Synthesizing Data
- **Published:** October 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9221037/sentinel-sr-principal-systems-engineer-14855-1

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with a minimum 8 years of related experience; 6 years with a Master's; or 4 years with a PhD.
 * Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope (<6>
 * 4+ years of Systems Engineering experience or procedure and process development with DOORS or CAMEO
 * Experience with Systems Engineering Principles or understanding of the Systems Engineering V
 * Understanding of functional requirement development, requirements analysis, functional analysis, trades, and architecture definition
 * Knowledge of data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniques
 * Demonstrated ability working with cross-functional teams and customers, * Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, or similar
 * ICBM Experience
 * Familiarity with Agile engineering and Jira
 * Experience soliciting input from internal and external stakeholders, synthesizing data, and communicating complex results to technical and non-technical stakeholders at various levels
 * Advanced use of standard Microsoft Office products to include development tools
 * Experience with modern (Model Based System Engineering) MBSE principles and SysML Modeling Language
 * Active Top Secret security clearance with adjudication in the last 6 years

## Description

* Support the development and deployment of the Data Acquisition and Processing System to support flight test data handling at Vandenberg Space Force Base
 * System architecture and requirements development
 * Flight test data processing to include best bit selection of raw telemetry data and data quality checks
 * System performance assessment, requirements analysis, verification and validation, design, development, and integration
 * Create technical reports and present metric reports
 * Interface with internal and external customers