Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - 19015 at Northrop Grumman
Roy, UT
$122,800–$184,200from the description
Jul 29, 2026
Roy, UT
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Principal Systems Engineer role within Northrop Grumman's Flight Systems Futures unit, focused on hypersonic re-entry vehicle and advanced payload programs. The position centers on managing external suppliers and subcontractors, maintaining configuration control, and performing full-lifecycle systems engineering — from requirements tracing and verification planning through ICD governance — in a fast-paced defense environment requiring an active Secret clearance.
Senior level · 8+ years · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
Advertised as Principal, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $119,144 (middle half $81,115–$160,963). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 1, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The job location is not specified in the posting — no city, state, or CBSA could be determined. Northrop Grumman's Flight Systems Futures / Strategic Deterrent Systems work is conducted at multiple sites; the hiring manager should confirm the work location.
The title 'Principal Systems Engineer' at Northrop Grumman is an internal grade level, not a true org-wide principal/fellow role. The actual scope and experience requirements (8 years, component/supplier ownership) align with a Senior band.
The role is primarily systems engineering — requirements management, supplier oversight, configuration control, and verification — rather than software development or IT operations. SOC 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a reasonable alternative given the requirements-tracing and systems-analysis focus.
An active Secret clearance is required at time of application; the posting also requires the ability to obtain Special Access Program (SAP) approval.
IBM Rhapsody and Cameo are listed as interchangeable SysML-based MBSE tools; SysML v2 is also mentioned as part of the same requirement.
DOORS, Jama, and Polarion are listed as interchangeable requirements management tools within the same hard-gate requirement.
ITAR/EAR familiarity appears only under Preferred Qualifications.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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