Sentinel - Systems Engineer/ Principal Systems Engineer - 18925
Northrop Grumman · Roy, UT
$79,300–$147,600from the description
Jun 28, 2026
Roy, UT
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role focused on building digital engineering capabilities within a defense division. Day-to-day work involves developing system architecture in Cameo Enterprise Architecture, defining and tracing requirements in DOORS, performing functional decomposition and interface definition, and supporting verification activities. Suited to STEM-educated engineers with model-based systems engineering experience and an active DoD Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Ogden-Clearfield, UT · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $103,440 (middle half $84,450–$124,040). 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 Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This posting covers two levels simultaneously: Systems Engineer Level 2 (primary salary $79,300–$118,900/yr, requiring 2 years of experience and 1 year each in DOORS and Cameo) and Principal Systems Engineer Level 3 (secondary salary $98,400–$147,600/yr, requiring 5 years of experience and 2 years each in DOORS and Cameo). The extracted minimums reflect the lower Level 2 gate; the comp range spans both levels.
The role is posted for two locations: Roy, UT and Manhattan Beach, CA. The CBSA reflects Roy, UT (Ogden-Clearfield metro); the Manhattan Beach, CA location falls in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim CBSA (31080).
Active DoD Secret clearance is required at time of application; candidates must also be able to obtain Top Secret and SAP access — the hard gate at start is Secret.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: Systems Engineering in a defense/digital engineering context sits between 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other — closest to Model-Based Systems Engineering) and 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts). No single code perfectly captures MBSE-focused systems engineering.
STEM bachelor's degree is required; a master's or PhD can substitute for some years of experience but a degree itself is always required.
Preferred qualifications include experience with AI technologies, cloud/hybrid information systems, cybersecurity, data analytics/common data platforms, network infrastructure, and ICBM program experience (MMIII or Sentinel) — all listed under the Preferred section and not hard gates.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Cameo Enterprise Architecture.
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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