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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sentinel - Principal Systems Engineer - Thread... - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Roy, UT, United States - **Salary:** $98,400.0 - $147,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Systems Development Life Cycle, SC Clearance - **Published:** June 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gaaufs ## About the Role + Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience; 3 years of experience with a Masters' degree in STEM; or 1 year of experience with a PhD. + Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years. + Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs + 2 years of experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems + 2 years of experience in team environments with leadership responsibilities + 1 year of experience creating, updating, and maintaining system performance documentation Preferred Qualifications: + Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: preliminary design, detailed design, integration and test, verification and sell off, transition to production. + Experience with implementing and using model-based systems engineering (MBSE) tools, practices, and methods. + Strong understanding and broad application of complex engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) for the development of complex systems of systems. + Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities. ## Description The selected Principal Systems Engineer, as part of the Sentinel Logistics Support team, will be assigned to support the Logistics System Capability Thread. This role provides a great growth opportunity for an individual interested in developing into a technical leadership role. Specific duties include, but are not limited to the following: + Become a subject matter expert (SME) and technical leader with end-to-end / top-to-bottom understanding for the successful implementation of their assigned thread(s) for the Sentinel Program. + Partner with the program's SEIT leadership and Office of Chief Engineering (OCE) to ensure their assigned threads technical baseline is developed with high quality. + Brief program leadership, customers, and stakeholders on their assigned threads at both program and technical reviews. + Establish an effective system of working group / coordination sessions with stakeholders across the development community to ensure effective horizontal and vertical thread integration. + Develop and maintain strong relationships across program, customers, and stakeholder communities. + Engage in formal and informal mentoring to support knowledge transfer and talent development. + Execute special projects as needed for their assigned threads. + Provide oversight of all systems engineering products related to their assigned threads. 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