Advanced Programs - Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 18309

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Senior Principal Systems Engineer role at Northrop Grumman supporting Advanced Programs for cruise-missile subsystems. Responsibilities include decomposing requirements, developing functional architectures, leading test integration, managing risks, and facilitating cross-functional groups. Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM, an active DoD Secret security clearance, and experience with MBSE tools like DOORS and CAMEO.

What you'd actually do

  1. Decompose and allocate system requirements into detailed specifications, maintaining end-to-end traceability throughout the lifecycle.
  2. Develop functional architectures, use cases, and concepts of operations for cruise-missile subsystems, including model-based systems engineering artifacts (CAMEO, DOORS).
  3. Lead hardware-in-the-loop, developmental flight, and operational test integration, overseeing verification and validation of software and hardware components.
  4. Create and manage technical-maturation roadmaps and integration plans for the Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) phase.
  5. Identify, analyze, and mitigate program risks, producing risk-management plans and supporting decision-making.

Skills

Required

  • STEM discipline Bachelor's Degree
  • 8 years of related experience (6 with Masters, 4 with PhD)
  • Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval
  • 6+ years of experience assessing and managing program risks in a defense-acquisition environment
  • 6+ years of experience with DOORS and CAMEO
  • MBSE work including architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition

Nice to have

  • Active DoD Top Secret Clearance
  • CompTIA Security+ certification
  • Experience with DoD weapon-system conceptual and preliminary design, particularly for test and integration
  • Flight-test planning experience and development of test procedures for cruise-missile systems
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies and Atlassian toolset (Jira, Confluence)
  • Recent requirements development and decomposition experience
  • Deriving requirements for supplier specifications
  • Flight systems architecture development experience – In either the missile or unmanned aircraft domain
  • System Requirements Review experience

What the JD emphasized

  • active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • Special Access Program (SAP) approval
  • 6+ years of experience assessing and managing program risks in a defense-acquisition environment.
  • 6+ years of experience with DOORS and CAMEO and recent MBSE work including architecture development, functional decomposition, requirements development and allocation, and interface definition.