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Sentinel - Principal / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer -12893-1

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About Northrop Grumman

Builds aircraft, missiles, space systems, sensors, cyber and microelectronics for U.S. and allied national-security customers, with strengths in stealth, nuclear modernization and classified space.

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employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. What you'll get to do: The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills and will have a good track record as a self-motivated driven contributor who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. They will have an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across multiple functional areas as required to accomplish programmatic and team objectives. The candidate will develop and maintain design review procedures, tools for tracking progress and action items against major milestones, incorporate lessons learned, and facilitate design reviews. Basic
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. What you'll get to do: The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills and will have a good track record as a self-motivated driven contributor who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with internal and external s [... source excerpt omitted ...] op and maintain design review procedures, tools for tracking progress and action items against major milestones, incorporate lessons learned, and facilitate design reviews. Basic Qualifications: This requisition may be filled at either the Principal Systems Engineer level (T-03) or Senior 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. Sr. Principal Systems Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathemat [... source excerpt omitted ...] n Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need. 1+ years of experience developing or reviewing requirements within DOORS or similar tool 1+ years’ experience in ICBM (MMIII or Sentinel) OR complex aerospace/defense systems Preferred Qualifications: Background/experience with of the defense acquisition process/phases Experience developing and executing formal entry/exit criteria for program events Experience developing and executing formal Standard operating procedures (SOP) for program events Large scale / complex system development experience across multiple phases of a development program: pr

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