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# Sentinel - Wing Ops Systems Engineering Lead

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Manhattan Beach, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $161,000.0 - $241,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Network Interface Controllers, Language Modeling, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Software Systems, Systems Modeling Language, DODAF
- **Published:** June 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8970374/sentinel-wing-ops-systems-engineering-lead

## About the Role

* Bachelor of Science in STEM with 12 years of experience; 10 years of experience with a master's degree; or 8 years with PhD
 * Must be a U.S Citizen with an active DoD Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation
 * Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP/PAR).
 * 3 years of experience managing requirements in DOORS for complex systems
 * 3 years of experience working with MBSE tools including Cameo
 * 3 years of experience creating logical and physical architecture diagrams
 * 3 years of experience leading engineers in technical leadership positions, * Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
 * Active S/SAR program clearance
 * Experience managing large engineering teams of 20 or more people
 * Experience working in a dynamic environment with many competing priorities
 * Experience with modeling languages including SysML, DoDAF or UPDM
 * Experience with requirements development for Hardware and/or Software systems
 * Experience with Hardware and/or Software design
 * Experience with integration and test of combined Hardware/Software systems
 * Experience in documenting Interface Control Documents, Interface Requirement Specifications, and Interface Description Documents
 * Experience exporting documentation out of a model-based environment
 * Experience with Agile Development
 * Experience with ICBM weapon systems

## Description

The Wing Operations Systems Engineering Lead position will lead a team of systems engineers in developing requirements and architecture for complex Hardware/Software subsystems. The Lead will work closely with counterparts in Hardware, Software, and Test engineering in order to design, integrate, test, and deliver integrated subsystem capabilities. The Lead will be responsible for coordinating with a large team of stakeholders and driving consensus and clarity for designs that are still in flux. The Lead will be responsible for managing tasking, priorities, and execution for a large team of systems engineers that are geographically distributed. The Lead should have strong and varied experience in requirements and architecture development for complex systems, preferably with hardware and software components. The Lead will be responsible for distilling high level program and IPT objectives into a tactical, executable vision for their systems engineering team.


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