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Sr Principal Engineer Systems - AHT

Ngc Open
United States-Alabama-Huntsville Full-time Senior Engineering Leadership

At a glance

Senior Engineering Leadership role at Ngc. United States-Alabama-Huntsville · full-time · $135,800–$203,600 base.

SalaryStated by Ngc
$135,800 – $203,600
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleEngineering Leadership
SenioritySenior
LocationUnited States-Alabama-Huntsville
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$135,800–$203,600
PostedOct 29, 2026
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Turn customer needs into detailed system specifications, then allocate and manage the resulting requirements
  • Build and maintain system architectures with MBSE methods, including Cameo or SysML
  • Analyze system functions and tradeoffs, and verify requirements against the design
  • Coordinate with software, hardware, specialty engineering and program teams on system interfaces
  • Support integration, verification and validation work, along with technical reviews

What you bring

  • A bachelor's in science plus at least eight years of experience, a master's plus six years, or a PhD plus three years
  • Proficiency in requirements engineering and MBSE, with experience using Cameo or MagicDraw
  • An active Secret clearance and the ability to interpret interface documents, interconnect diagrams and military standards
  • Experience assessing requirements impacts and handling change requests and engineering change proposals

Who this fits

This senior systems engineering role suits someone comfortable coordinating across engineering disciplines and program teams. An active Secret clearance is required at the start, and travel is about ten percent. U.S. citizenship is required for positions requiring a government clearance.

From the employer

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.

Job 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 (NGDS) is seeking Sr Principal Systems to join our team. The preferred candidate will be responsible for developing, allocating, managing, and verifying system requirements. Performing functional analysis, trade studies, requirement allocation. Develop and maintain system architectures using MBSE, including Cameo/SysML. Translating customer requirements into detailed system specifications. Coordinating across software, hardware, specialty engineering and program IPTs. Supporting System Integration, verification and validation, and technical reviews.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Sr Principal Engineer Systems (Level 4): 8 years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with master’s or 3 years PHD
  • Proficiency in Requirements Engineering and MBSE
  • Experience with Cameo or MagicDraw
  • Ability to understand system interface documentation, interconnect diagrams, and military standards
  • Experience with Requirements Impact Assessments, Change Requests, and Engineering Change Proposals
  • Active Secret Security Clearance

Preferred qualifications

  • IAMD/C2 experience
  • Understanding of weapons, sensors, distributed computing, and command-and-control architecture
  • Understanding how those systems affect requirements and interfaces
  • Systems engineering experience in Agile environments
  • Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS) /Link-16 experience
  • Familiarity with PATRIOT, Sentinel, G/ATOR, or similar weapons sensor systems

Primary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

The 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.
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