Principal / Senior Principal Systems Engineer - 19272

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 to hire a Principal Test Engineer / Senior Principal Test Engineer . This position will be located in Roy, UT supporting the Sentinel Program . Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following: • Work with technical teams and stakeholders across the program to develop and mature allocation of flight test requirements • Develop systems architecture for flight test mission using Cameo Enterprise Architecture (behavioral, structural, analytical) • Develop and incorporate appropriate requirements for the flight test mission and ensure that they are properly represented in the model • Support flight test design reviews by preparing artifacts and presentation material • Review test documents such as range safety documents, test plans, and test procedures for consistency with flight test mission requirements What you will get to do: The selected engineer will join the System Test team leading requirements definition/allocation, functional decomposition, interface definition, verification & validation, and requirements traceability for multiple flight test events. In support of the Sentinel System Test Team and the Major Program Event Test Campaign collaborate across all functions within the program to develop advanced test concepts, techniques and requirements. • Coordinate schedules, and provide Liaison assistance between the interfacing Teams • Support the Team with vertical and horizontal integration activities in Roy Utah • Successful candidates will have the following key attributes: • Proactive – anticipates requirements from higher management, and initiate and complete actions required to meet those requirements • Perceptive – sees the “big picture” but is also able to focus on the details and follows all of them through to completion • Composed – maintains a “level head” in the extremely dynamic, fast-paced, and demanding environment, especially when working closely with management on projects with highly compressed timelines and tight deadlines • Discretion – self-initiates tasks with considerable latitude for independent judgment Basic Qualifications: • T03 Principal Test Engineer: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 2 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD • T04 Senior Principal Test Engineer: 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters • 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 Top Secret Clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. For both roles: • 2+ years of experience with requirements management/analysis/allocations (functional d