Sentinel - Payload Re-entry System (PRS) Systems Engineer 2/3 at Northrop Grumman
Huntsville, AL
$87,600–$163,200from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Huntsville, AL
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A systems engineering role supporting the Sentinel ICBM program, focused on requirements analysis, verification and validation, system integration, and lifecycle support for payload re-entry systems. The work involves interfacing with Air Force customers, developing test plans, and applying model-based systems engineering tools. Suited to candidates with a STEM background and an active DoD Secret clearance.
Mid level · 2+ years · Huntsville, AL · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
“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 $123,099 (middle half $94,422–$145,807). 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 (9)
This posting covers two levels simultaneously: Systems Engineer Level 2 (2+ years, $87,600–$131,400) and Principal Systems Engineer Level 3 (5+ years, $108,800–$163,200). The salary range and the overall years minimum reflect the lower (Level 2) entry point; the upper salary bound reflects Level 3.
The role is Systems Engineering — requirements analysis, architecture, verification/validation, and MBSE — which does not map cleanly to any single SOC code. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest fit; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is a plausible alternative given the requirements/architecture focus.
The DOORS/Cameo/MagicDraw/UML/SysML requirement is stated as 'any of the following' — meaning at least one of these tools is required, not all. DOORS is listed as the primary skill with the others as alternatives to reflect this 'any one of' structure.
MBSE tools experience (3 years) is a hard gate for Level 3 only; it is listed as required here because the posting presents both levels as a single opening and MBSE is explicitly required for the higher level.
An active DoD Secret clearance (or higher) is a hard gate at application time for both levels. The ability to obtain SAP approval is also required but is not a clearance level captured by the clearance requirement field.
Preferred qualifications include ICBM Weapon Systems experience, Top Secret clearance, active SAP clearance, and experience with CDRL development and system milestone events (ARR, PDR, CDR) — all listed under the Preferred section.
U.S. Citizenship is required (implied by the clearance requirement and explicitly stated at the end of the posting).
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): N2 Analysis.
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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