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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer (T-03) / Sr Principal Systems Engineer (T-04) for the Sentinel Aerospace vehicle team. This position is located in Roy, UT and will support the Sentinel program on the AVE (Missile) Architecture and Interfaces team.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
What You'll Get to Do:
- Work with higher and lower-level teams to develop and mature the AVE architecture content
- Help develop and incorporate the appropriate requirements for the system and make sure that that they are properly represented in the model\
- Work with teammates across a wide variety of disciplines and get intimately familiar with all aspects of the Missile
- Develop missile flight systems architecture using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical)
- Collaborate with program IPT counterparts to develop supporting systems engineering and design artifacts
- Contribute to system requirements development and analysis
- Present at milestone internal and customer reviews leading up to CDR
- Process content through engineering review boards
- Develop unifying model techniques, procedures, and processes (for model development, tool integration, and team integration)
Basic Qualifications:
This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer level (T-03) or Sr. Principal Systems Engineer level (T-04).
Principal Systems Engineer:- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 3 years of experience with Master's degree, 1 year with a PhD
- Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 8 Years of related experience; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD
Required for both levels:
- 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 and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
- Regardless of degree level, 3 years of Systems Engineering experience required
- At least 2 years experience modeling with Cameo Enterprise Architecture or MagicDraw (No Magic, Inc.) or other architecture modeling tools
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written
- Comfortable spending substantial portion of time using software tools
Preferred Qualifications:
- 4+ years of Systems engineering experience
- Significant Cameo Experience with regards to modeling and governance
- Experience with DoDAF and UPDM or UAF Profiles
- Experience using DOORS (IBM Rational)
- Experience with complex system development on large programs
- Experience with flight hardware
- Active SAP Clearance
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
- Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
- 401k
- Educational Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
- Paid Time Off
- Health & Wellness Resources
- Employee Discounts
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This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.
This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $118,600.00 - $178,000.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in STEM and 5 years related experience (Principal level)
- Bachelor's degree in STEM and 8 years related experience (Sr Principal level)
- Must be a US Citizen
- Active DoD Secret Clearance at time of application (investigation within last 6 years)
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
- Minimum 3 years of Systems Engineering experience (regardless of degree level)
- At least 2 years modeling experience with Cameo Enterprise Architecture, MagicDraw, or other architecture modeling tools
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills
- Comfortable spending substantial portion of time using software tools
- Significant Cameo modeling and governance experience
- Experience with DoDAF and UPDM or UAF profiles
- Experience using DOORS (IBM Rational)
- Experience with complex system development on large programs
- Experience with flight hardware
- Active SAP Clearance
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