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Principal Software Systems Engineer - Sentinel Program

Northrop Grumman

$100,300 - $158,000
Sep 24, 2025
Colorado Springs, CO, USA • Huntsville, AL, USA
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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Software Systems Engineer to support the Sentinel program, aiming to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace by developing revolutionary systems.

Requirements

  • US Citizenship with Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.
  • Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
  • Current understanding of software engineering best practices
  • Experience with Agile and working in a cross-functional Scrum team.
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
  • SysML Model Builder Fundamental Certification
  • Experience performing Safety Critical Functional Thread Analysis (SCFTA)

Responsibilities

  • Ability to team plan, execute, and manage the technical scope, and support leadership planning.
  • Experience in software engineering, system design, software requirements, and test
  • Experience integrating multiple engineering specialties and stakeholders across multiple Integrated Product Teams and Suppliers
  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience
  • Experience leading the performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as technical lead
  • Able to create plans and standards for architecture, requirements, and design that can address selection process that accounts for providing safe, fault tolerant, and deterministic operation for critical functions.
  • Experience with verification planning and system buildup for Flight Tests

Other

  • RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
  • CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
  • TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
  • US Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
  • 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.